Campaign 24V-938

Clamps may be improperly crimped on the driver's side inner far side air bag module (FSAB), which can cause the air bag to deploy improperly

Defect summary

Volvo Car USA, LLC (Volvo Car) is recalling certain 2023-2024 Volvo C40 vehicles. The clamps may be improperly crimped on the driver's side inner far side air bag module (FSAB), which can cause the air bag to deploy improperly.

Consequence

An air bag that deploys improperly may not protect the driver as intended during a crash, increasing the risk of injury.

Remedy

Dealers will replace the driver's side inner FSAB, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed January 24, 2025. Owners may contact Volvo Car customer service at 1-800-458-1552. Volvo Car's number for this recall is R10296.

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 nhtsa.gov.

Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file, campaign 24V938000. Text as published by NHTSA.

Vehicles covered

One product line is covered

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA about airbags on these vehicles: 1, of which 0 involved a crash, fire, injury or death. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA.

Vehicles covered by campaign 24V-938
Make	Model	Model years	Complaints on this component
Volvo	C40BEV	2023 to 2024	1

Source: NHTSA ODI recalls and complaints files. Equipment, tire and child-seat campaigns list products, not vehicles.

Investigation

No NHTSA investigation is linked to this recall

Most recalls are started by the manufacturer. This one lists "Manufacturer" as its origin.

Before the recall

No service bulletins on this component preceded the recall

Distinct manufacturer communications on the same component group, make, model and model year in the 24 months before the report date.

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications file.

Service bulletins

23V-780 Nov 21, 2023
Passenger air bag may not be secured properly, which can cause the air bag to deploy improperly
21V-800 Oct 14, 2021
Driver's air bag inflator may explode during deployment, due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to high absolute…
21V-766 Sep 30, 2021
Driver's air bag inflator may explode during deployment, due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to high absolute…
21V-001 Jan 7, 2021
Supplementary Restraint System (SRS) control unit may not have been properly attached to the car body and may detach during a crash
20V-681 Nov 4, 2020
Driver side frontal air bag inflator may rupture, sending metal fragments into the passage compartment, when the driver side air bag is deployed
17V-127 Mar 1, 2017
Affected vehicles have driver and front passenger seat side mounted side air bags (SAB) with inflator initiators that may fail to ignite during a…