# NHTSA recall 21V800000

A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.

- Published by: NHTSA \(United States\)
- Campaign number: 21V800000
- Manufacturer's number: R10136
- Manufacturer: Volvo Car USA, LLC
- Reported: 2021\-10\-14
- Owners notified: 2021\-12\-14
- Component: AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE; AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
- Units potentially affected: 194546

## What is wrong

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.


## What can happen

An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants, resulting in serious injury or death.


## The remedy

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.


## Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1\-888\-327\-4236 \(TTY 1\-800\-424\-9153\), or go to www.nhtsa.gov.


## Remedy progress the manufacturer reported

- Report: Annual report 2, for 2024 quarter 4 to 2025 quarter 3
- Filed with NHTSA: 2025\-10\-02
- Vehicles in the campaign: 194546
- Reported remedied: 39330 \(20%\)
- Reported unreachable: 16564
- Reported removed: 44809

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2025 quarter 3, as filed with NHTSA. They do not say whether one vehicle has been remedied: check the VIN with the official lookups. The reports are from data as of 2026\-10\-19.

## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2001 VOLVO V70](/makes/volvo/v70/2001/recalls.md). Built 2000\-01\-10 to 2007\-09\-15.
- [2002 VOLVO V70](/makes/volvo/v70/2002/recalls.md). Built 2000\-01\-10 to 2007\-09\-15.
- [2003 VOLVO V70](/makes/volvo/v70/2003/recalls.md). Built 2000\-01\-10 to 2007\-09\-15.
- [2004 VOLVO V70](/makes/volvo/v70/2004/recalls.md). Built 2000\-01\-10 to 2007\-09\-15.
- [2005 VOLVO V70](/makes/volvo/v70/2005/recalls.md). Built 2000\-01\-10 to 2007\-09\-15.
- [2006 VOLVO V70](/makes/volvo/v70/2006/recalls.md). Built 2000\-01\-10 to 2007\-09\-15.
- [2007 VOLVO V70](/makes/volvo/v70/2007/recalls.md). Built 2000\-01\-10 to 2007\-09\-15.
- 2001 VOLVO XC70. Built 2000\-02\-22 to 2007\-05\-04.
- 2002 VOLVO XC70. Built 2000\-02\-22 to 2007\-05\-04.
- 2003 VOLVO XC70. Built 2000\-02\-22 to 2007\-05\-04.
- [2004 VOLVO XC70](/makes/volvo/xc70/2004/recalls.md). Built 2000\-02\-22 to 2007\-05\-04.
- [2005 VOLVO XC70](/makes/volvo/xc70/2005/recalls.md). Built 2000\-02\-22 to 2007\-05\-04.
- [2006 VOLVO XC70](/makes/volvo/xc70/2006/recalls.md). Built 2000\-02\-22 to 2007\-05\-04.
- [2007 VOLVO XC70](/makes/volvo/xc70/2007/recalls.md). Built 2000\-02\-22 to 2007\-05\-04.

## Check a VIN

- [NHTSA recall lookup by VIN, United States](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls)
- [Transport Canada recall search, Canada](https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng)

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