NHTSA Campaign 21V800000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
NHTSA campaign 21V800000 covers 14 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the air bags: frontal. The repair is free.
Volvo Car USA, LLC filed the report for 21V800000 with NHTSA on October 14, 2021; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 21V800000, NHTSA lists up to 194,546 potentially affected vehicles, built between January 10, 2000 and September 15, 2007.
The 21V800000 report reached NHTSA 14 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 21V800000 were scheduled from December 14, 2021, 61 days after the report.
21V800000 covers 2 models from Volvo, model years 2001–2007.
Owners of the model years 21V800000 covers have filed at least 36 complaints naming the air bags, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 21V800000 vehicles, the 2002 Volvo V70 has the most (7).
By potentially affected vehicles, 21V800000 ranks 4 of 15 Volvo Car USA, LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 21V800000, Volvo Car USA, LLC has 1 other recall on the air bags on this site; the one before 21V800000 was 21V766000, reported on September 30, 2021.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Volvo Cars USA, LLC (Volvo Car) is recalling certain 2001-2007 V70 and XC70 vehicles. The driver's air bag inflator may explode during deployment, due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to high absolute humidity, high temperatures, and high temperature cycling.
- The risk
- An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants, resulting in serious injury or death.
- The fix
- Dealers will replace the driver's air bag, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed December 14, 2021. Owners may contact Volvo Car customer service at 1-888-458-1552. Volvo Car's number for this recall is R10136.
Reported October 14, 2021
Vehicles covered by 21V800000 (14)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 21V800000, not that your own vehicle does: a campaign covers a range of VINs. A VIN check on NHTSA's lookup shows whether it is.
Newest record on this page: October 14, 2021. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted