NHTSA recall 25V179000
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) |
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| Campaign number | 25V179000 |
| Manufacturer's number | R10312 |
| Manufacturer | Volvo Car USA, LLC |
| Reported | 2025-03-24 |
| Owners notified | 2025-05-14 |
| Component | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM:TRACTION BATTERY; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE |
| Units potentially affected | 7483 |
| Part numbers | 36010559, 36003341 |
| Report | Quarterly report 5, for 2026 quarter 2 |
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| Filed with NHTSA | 2026-07-28 |
| Vehicles in the campaign | 7483 |
| Reported remedied | 6369 (85%) |
| Reported unreachable | 257 |
| Reported removed | 32 |
These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2026 quarter 2, 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 2020-2021 S90, 2020-2022 S60, V60, XC60, XC90, and 2022 V90 plug-in hybrid vehicles. The high-voltage battery may experience a short circuit within the battery module when the battery is fully charged and the vehicle is parked.
What can happen
A short circuit in a high-voltage battery increases the risk of a fire.
The remedy
Owners are advised not to charge their vehicles until the remedy has been completed. Dealers will inspect and replace the high-voltage battery module as necessary. In addition, dealers will update the software to monitor the battery. All repairs will be performed free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed May 28, 2025. Owners may contact Volvo Car's customer service at 1-800-458-1552. Volvo Car's number for this recall is R10312.
Notes
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 888-327-4236 (TTY 888-275-9171) or go to nhtsa.gov.
| 2020 VOLVO S60 | Built 2019-06-25 to 2021-11-30. |
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| 2021 VOLVO S60 | Built 2019-06-25 to 2021-11-30. |
| 2022 VOLVO S60 | Built 2019-06-25 to 2021-11-30. |
| 2020 VOLVO S90 | Built 2019-06-03 to 2021-05-17. |
| 2021 VOLVO S90 | Built 2019-06-03 to 2021-05-17. |
| 2020 VOLVO V60 | |
| 2021 VOLVO V60 | |
| 2022 VOLVO V60 | |
| 2022 VOLVO V90 | |
| 2020 VOLVO XC60 | Built 2019-06-04 to 2021-11-29. |
| 2021 VOLVO XC60 | Built 2019-06-04 to 2021-11-29. |
| 2022 VOLVO XC60 | Built 2019-06-04 to 2021-11-29. |
| 2020 VOLVO XC90 | Built 2019-06-17 to 2021-11-29. |
| 2021 VOLVO XC90 | Built 2019-06-17 to 2021-11-29. |
| 2022 VOLVO XC90 | Built 2019-06-17 to 2021-11-29. |
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.
Investigated as EQ22001
This recall followed 1 NHTSA investigation. An investigation is NHTSA looking into a possible defect. It is not a finding that a defect exists, and it does not say that any one vehicle is affected.
| EQ22001 | Equipment query, opened 2022-04-01, closed 2025-01-07. LGES High Voltage Battery Failures. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM:TRACTION BATTERY. |
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From NHTSA's investigation file, as of 2026-10-19. The JSON has NHTSA's summary of each.
Bulletins for the same vehicles and component
| 36796.2.0 | 2024-04-10. Service bulletin. This is a Technical Journal: Oxygen Sensor DTCs. Perform a Total Upgrade of the vehicle software. |
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| C00013 | 2024-04-10. Service bulletin. Volvo Car USA LLC and Volvo Car Canada LTD, on behalf of Volvo Car Corporation, has decided to launch Complimentary Upgrade – C00013 on certain Android-based Infotainment system (iCup) vehicles that have missed three (3) or more consecutive Over-The-Air (OTA) downloads. Complimentary Upgrade C00013 addresses vehicles that are no longer able to receive OTA updates. This Upgrade is necessary to have the correct baseline for future OTA deployments. In order to explain the features and benefits we recommend noting the software level before the download is completed. This will aid in explaining to the customer what improvements have been added since their last software download. To remedy concerned cars, please follow the instructions outlined in TJ 36139. |
| 35924.1.4 | 2024-03-04. Service bulletin. This is a Technical Journal: VIDA Main battery diagnostic - Prompted to charge battery a second time. Use had held tester. |
| 36376.4.0 | 2024-03-04. Service bulletin. This is a Technical Journal: SR PHEV Cell Module Replacement. Updated BECM software was released |
| 36825.1.0 | 2024-03-04. Service bulletin. This is a Technical Journal: Slippery Road alert on DIM. Perform Software download. |
| TJ36514 | 2024-01-29. Service bulletin. Software Update Fails and VIDA Can?t Connect, VGM Unresponsive |
| TJ36507 | 2024-01-29. Service bulletin. Factory Reset IHU |
| TJ31543 | 2024-01-29. Service bulletin. P5(SPA)/P6(CMA) Software Download Guide |
| TJ3668140 | 2023-10-16. Service bulletin. PHEV BECM software released |
| TJ3667810 | 2023-09-05. Service bulletin. Recovering control modules stuck in ?not responding? |
A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.