# NHTSA recall 21V881000

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: 21V881000
- Manufacturer's number: R10128
- Manufacturer: Volvo Car USA, LLC
- Reported: 2021\-11\-12
- Owners notified: 2021\-12\-16
- Component: ENGINE; STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
- Units potentially affected: 4

## What is wrong

Volvo Car USA, LLC \(Volvo\) is recalling certain 2021 XC40 BEV vehicles.  A bolt that secures the cross\-member bracket for the electrical motor in the engine compartment may be loose or missing.


## What can happen

A loose or missing bolt may decrease the structural protection of the vehicle, increasing the risk of injury during a crash.


## The remedy

Dealers will replace the cross\-member bracket and install new bracket bolts, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed December 16, 2021.  Owners may contact Volvo customer service at 1\-888\-458\-1552.  Volvo's number for this recall is R10128.


## 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 1, for 2023 quarter 4 to 2024 quarter 3
- Filed with NHTSA: 2024\-10\-09
- Vehicles in the campaign: 4
- Reported remedied: 4 \(100%\)
- Reported unreachable: 0
- Reported removed: 0

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2024 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

- [2021 VOLVO XC40](/makes/volvo/xc40/2021/recalls.md)

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.

- [35526.1.8](/bulletins/11032678.md), 2026-05-14, Service bulletin
- [37148](/bulletins/11025563.md), 2025-11-17, Service bulletin
- [37148](/bulletins/11021935.md), 2025-08-18, Service bulletin
- [37148](/bulletins/11020558.md), 2025-07-09, Service bulletin
- [37148](/bulletins/11020534.md), 2025-07-09, Service bulletin
- [37148](/bulletins/11020523.md), 2025-07-09, Service bulletin
- [36277](/bulletins/11009818.md), 2024-11-05, Service bulletin
- [TJ36563](/bulletins/10249396.md), 2024-01-29, Service bulletin
- [TJ3653431](/bulletins/10241650.md), 2023-09-05, Service bulletin
- [TJ3627710](/bulletins/10241648.md), 2023-09-05, Service bulletin

## 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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