NHTSA recall 23V827000
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 | 23V827000 |
| Manufacturer's number | R10259 |
| Manufacturer | Volvo Car USA, LLC |
| Reported | 2023-12-07 |
| Owners notified | 2024-01-19 |
| Component | SEAT BELTS:CRITICAL FASTENERS |
| Units potentially affected | 2911 |
| Report | Quarterly report 8, for 2025 quarter 4 |
|---|---|
| Filed with NHTSA | 2026-01-07 |
| Vehicles in the campaign | 2911 |
| Reported remedied | 2271 (78%) |
| Reported unreachable | 91 |
| Reported removed | 9 |
These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2025 quarter 4, 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.
What is wrong
Volvo Car USA, LLC (Volvo Car) is recalling certain 2015-2024 XC90 vehicles. The second-row seat belt buckle and lower belt anchor bolts may not be tightened properly.
What can happen
An improperly tightened seat belt buckle may not restrain an occupant as intended, increasing their risk of injury during a crash.
The remedy
Dealers will inspect and tighten the second-row seat belt buckle anchorage bolts, as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed January 19, 2024. Owners may contact Volvo Car customer service at 1-800-458-1552. Volvo Car's number for this recall is R10259.
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.
| 2015 VOLVO XC90 | |
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| 2016 VOLVO XC90 | |
| 2017 VOLVO XC90 | |
| 2018 VOLVO XC90 | |
| 2019 VOLVO XC90 | |
| 2020 VOLVO XC90 | |
| 2021 VOLVO XC90 | |
| 2022 VOLVO XC90 | |
| 2023 VOLVO XC90 | |
| 2024 VOLVO XC90 |
A vehicle with no link is not in this site's catalog, which covers cars, multipurpose vehicles and trucks by model year. The campaign is from data as of 2026-10-19.
Bulletins for the same vehicles and component
| PB88-R89708-2016 | 2021-05-10. Service bulletin. Volvo Car USA LLC and Volvo Car Canada LTD (Volvo) on behalf of Volvo Car Group has decided to launch Recall R89708 on certain model year 2016 - 2017 XC90, S90, XC60, V60CC, V60, S60, S60CC, S60 Inscription vehicles. The affected vehicles may have not had the front passenger seatbelt buckle stud punched correctly. This may result in a separation between the buckle and the seat belt bracket. If this were to occur, it could increase the risk of injury to a front passenger seat occupant in a vehicle crash. |
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| TJ32985.5.0-2020 | 2020-12-21. Service bulletin. This is a Technical Journal: Seat belt front, may not retract fully |
| TJ32985.4.0-2020 | 2020-08-17. Service bulletin. This is a Technical Journal: Seat belt front, may not retract fully |
| SMB88-001A-2018- | 2019-04-22. Service bulletin. This bulletin is a service manager bulletin. Seat Belt Extender. |
| TJ32813 | 2019-04-08. Service bulletin. This is a Technical Journal: Recall R89716: 3rd Row Passengers Side Seatbelt Retractor. Replace seat belt. |
| TJ33616-1-1-2018 | 2019-04-08. Service bulletin. This is a Technical Journal: If the front seat belt catch makes noise when moving against the seat upholstery, follow instruction under Service. Add adhesive tape. |
| SMB88-001A-2018- | 2019-04-08. Service bulletin. This bulletin is a service manager bulletin. Seat Belt Extender. |
| TJ32813 | 2019-04-01. Service bulletin. This is a Technical Journal: Recall R89716: 3rd Row Passengers Side Seatbelt Retractor. Replace seat belt. |
| TJ33616-1-1-2018 | 2019-04-01. Service bulletin. This is a Technical Journal: If the front seat belt catch makes noise when moving against the seat upholstery, follow instruction under Service. Add adhesive tape. |
| SMB88-001A-2018- | 2019-04-01. Service bulletin. This bulletin is a service manager bulletin. Seat Belt Extender. |
A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.