Campaign 26V-136

Seat belt warning system may not activate the audible warning chime as intended

Defect summary

Volvo Car USA, LLC (Volvo Car) is recalling certain 2025-2026 EX30 and 2026 EX30CC vehicles. The seat belt warning system may not activate the audible warning chime as intended. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 208, "Occupant Crash Protection."

Consequence

An audible warning chime that does not properly alert of an unbelted seat belt can increase the risk of injury during a crash.

Remedy

Dealers will replace the terminals at the audio module connector, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed March 26, 2026. Owners may contact Volvo Car’s customer service at 1-800-458-1552. Volvo Car’s number for this recall is R10365. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov on March 13, 2026.

Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file, campaign 26V136000. Text as published by NHTSA.

Vehicles covered

2 product lines are covered

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

Vehicles covered by campaign 26V-136
Make	Model	Model years	Complaints on this component
Volvo	EX30	2025 to 2026	0
Volvo	EX30CC	2026	0

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

25V-589 Sep 10, 2025
Torsion bar in the front seat belt retractors may have been damaged during production
23V-827 Dec 7, 2023
Second-row seat belt buckle and lower belt anchor bolts may not be tightened properly
21V-682 Sep 1, 2021
Seat belt automatic locking retractors may deactivate early, which can prevent the child restraint system from securing properly
20V-378 Jun 30, 2020
Flexible steel cable that connects the seat belt to the front outboard seating positions may fatigue over time, causing the seat belt to not…
17V-370 Jun 8, 2017
Micro Gas Generator (MGG), a subcomponent part used within the right hand side seat belt retractor for the third row seats, may detach after the…
16V-798 Nov 2, 2016
On the affected vehicles, the front passenger seat belt buckle attaching stud may loosen, allowing the buckle to separate from the seat belt bracket