Manufacturer profile

Volvo Cars

Volvo Cars has filed 53 recall campaigns with NHTSA since 2015, covering 1.98M vehicles or units by the manufacturer's own estimates.

Makes in its campaigns
Campaigns filed in 2026 to date4Ranked 25 of 202 manufacturers by campaigns in 2025
Vehicles affected4,5432026 to date
Campaigns on file532015 to 2026
Do-not-drive or park-outside2Campaigns with an advisory

Filed under 3 names, including "Volvo Car USA, LLC", "Volvo Car USA LLC", "Volvo Cars of N.A., LLC".

Campaigns per year

Volvo Cars filed 9 campaigns in 2025, its most in 11 years

Volvo Cars recall campaigns by report date, 2015 to 2026. 2026 runs through October.

02.557.5102015201620172018201920202021202220232024202592026
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file. The lighter column is a partial year.
Components

Electrical systems are Volvo Cars's most recalled component since 2016

Volvo Cars campaigns by primary component, 2016 to 2026.

Electrical system
10
Seat belts
7
Airbags
7
Brakes
5
Seats
4
Visibility and wipers
3
Engine and cooling
3
Latches and locks
2
Back-over prevention
2
Structure
2
Source: NHTSA ODI. Each campaign counted once.
Remedy type

Volvo Cars uses software fixes less than the industry: 0% of its 2026 campaigns

Share of campaigns remedied by a software update, Volvo Cars against all manufacturers, by year.

Volvo CarsAll manufacturers
020%40%60%2016201820202022202420260%18%
Source: NHTSA ODI remedy descriptions, classified by rule (see Methodology).
Model years covered

Model year 2019 is covered by the most Volvo Cars campaigns, 15

Volvo Cars campaigns covering each model year, last fifteen model years. A campaign counts once for each year it covers.

05101520152016201720182019152020202120222023202420252026
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.
Latest campaigns

The latest Volvo Cars filings

The ten most recent campaigns, by report date.

Latest Volvo Cars campaigns
CampaignFiledSubjectComponentVehiclesRemedy
26V-136Mar 11, 2026Seat belt warning system may not activate the audible warning chime as intendedSeat belts1,584Part replacement
26V-103Feb 20, 2026High voltage battery may experience a short circuit and overheatElectrical system161Part replacement
26V-072Feb 6, 2026Component within the door latch may break, preventing the door from latching properlyLatches and locks2,758Part replacement
26V-001Jan 2, 2026High-voltage battery may experience a short circuit and overheatElectrical system40Part replacement
25V-908Dec 23, 2025Rearview camera image may not display when the vehicle is placed in reverseBack-over prevention413,151Software update
25V-818Nov 25, 2025Front seat bolts may have been improperly tightened, resulting in loose boltsSeats3Repair or modification
25V-654Sep 30, 2025Spindle nut may detach from the Power Operated Tailgate (POT) drive units, causing the tailgate to suddenly dropStructure1,119Part replacement
25V-589Sep 10, 2025Torsion bar in the front seat belt retractors may have been damaged during productionSeat belts1,357Part replacement
25V-392Jun 12, 2025In certain driving scenarios while coasting down a hill and using "B" mode or "One Pedal Drive," the vehicle may lose brake functionBrakes11,469Software update
25V-282May 8, 2025Rearview camera image may not display when the vehicle is placed in reverseBack-over prevention413,151Software update
Source: NHTSA ODI.
Largest campaigns

Volvo Cars's five largest campaigns on file

Vehicles or units affected, millions, any year.

  1. 2025 Rearview camera image may not display when…0.41M
  2. 2025 Rearview camera image may not display when…0.41M
  3. 2020 Flexible steel cable that connects the seat…0.31M
  4. 2019 Component within the door latches may…0.14M
  5. 2020 Due to a software/hardware incompatibility,…0.12M
Source: NHTSA ODI.