# 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 \(United States\)
- 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

## 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.


## Remedy progress the manufacturer reported

- Report: Quarterly report 5, for 2026 quarter 2
- 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.

## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2020 VOLVO S60](/makes/volvo/s60/2020/recalls.md). Built 2019\-06\-25 to 2021\-11\-30.
- [2021 VOLVO S60](/makes/volvo/s60/2021/recalls.md). Built 2019\-06\-25 to 2021\-11\-30.
- [2022 VOLVO S60](/makes/volvo/s60/2022/recalls.md). Built 2019\-06\-25 to 2021\-11\-30.
- [2020 VOLVO S90](/makes/volvo/s90/2020/recalls.md). Built 2019\-06\-03 to 2021\-05\-17.
- [2021 VOLVO S90](/makes/volvo/s90/2021/recalls.md). Built 2019\-06\-03 to 2021\-05\-17.
- [2020 VOLVO V60](/makes/volvo/v60/2020/recalls.md)
- [2021 VOLVO V60](/makes/volvo/v60/2021/recalls.md)
- [2022 VOLVO V60](/makes/volvo/v60/2022/recalls.md)
- 2022 VOLVO V90
- [2020 VOLVO XC60](/makes/volvo/xc60/2020/recalls.md). Built 2019\-06\-04 to 2021\-11\-29.
- [2021 VOLVO XC60](/makes/volvo/xc60/2021/recalls.md). Built 2019\-06\-04 to 2021\-11\-29.
- [2022 VOLVO XC60](/makes/volvo/xc60/2022/recalls.md). Built 2019\-06\-04 to 2021\-11\-29.
- [2020 VOLVO XC90](/makes/volvo/xc90/2020/recalls.md). Built 2019\-06\-17 to 2021\-11\-29.
- [2021 VOLVO XC90](/makes/volvo/xc90/2021/recalls.md). Built 2019\-06\-17 to 2021\-11\-29.
- [2022 VOLVO XC90](/makes/volvo/xc90/2022/recalls.md). Built 2019\-06\-17 to 2021\-11\-29.

## 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.

From NHTSA's investigation file, as of 2026-10-19. JSON: [/v1/recalls/nhtsa/25V179000/investigations](/v1/recalls/nhtsa/25V179000/investigations)

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

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

- [36796.2.0](/bulletins/10253000.md), 2024-04-10, Service bulletin
- [C00013](/bulletins/10252999.md), 2024-04-10, Service bulletin
- [35924.1.4](/bulletins/10251147.md), 2024-03-04, Service bulletin
- [36376.4.0](/bulletins/10251143.md), 2024-03-04, Service bulletin
- [36825.1.0](/bulletins/10251130.md), 2024-03-04, Service bulletin
- [TJ36514](/bulletins/10249389.md), 2024-01-29, Service bulletin
- [TJ36507](/bulletins/10249365.md), 2024-01-29, Service bulletin
- [TJ31543](/bulletins/10249344.md), 2024-01-29, Service bulletin
- [TJ3668140](/bulletins/10244099.md), 2023-10-16, Service bulletin
- [TJ3667810](/bulletins/10241680.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)

JSON: [/v1/recalls/nhtsa/25V179000](/v1/recalls/nhtsa/25V179000)

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