Volvo recall: Air bags
What is wrong
Volvo Car USA LLC (Volvo Car) is recalling certain 2001-2003 S80 and S60 vehicles sold or ever registered in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands (Saipan), and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The driver side frontal air bag inflator may rupture, sending metal fragments into the passage compartment, when the driver side air bag is deployed.
What could happen
Metal fragments can strike vehicle occupants increasing the risk of serious injury or death.
The fix
Volvo Car will notify owners, and dealers will replace the driver side air bag module, free of charge. The recall began April 20, 2021. Owners may contact Volvo Car customer service at 1-800-458-1552. Volvo Car's number for this recall is R10058.
Vehicles covered
- Volvo S60 2001–2003
- Volvo S80 2001–2003
Facts
- NHTSA recall number
- 20V681000
- Type
- Vehicle
- Filed by
- Volvo Car USA LLC
- Reported to NHTSA
- Nov 4, 2020
- Owners notified
- Apr 20, 2021
- Vehicles or items affected
- 54,124
- Started by
- The manufacturer
- Built
- –
- Part
- Air bags › Frontal › Driver side › Inflator module
- Maker's own recall number
- R10058
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 www.safercar.gov.
Other recalls for the same vehicles
- Volvo recall: Back over prevention Dec 23, 2025
- Volvo recall: Back over prevention May 8, 2025
- Volvo recall: Electrical system Mar 24, 2025
- Volvo recall: Air bags Nov 21, 2023
- Volvo recall: Electrical system Mar 22, 2023
- Volvo recall: Service brakes, hydraulic Jan 19, 2023
To check one car, enter its 17-character VIN on the official NHTSA page: a recall may cover only some vehicles of a model year.
Recall data: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Nebula is not affiliated with or endorsed by NHTSA.