Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 16V690000

Equipment: appliance: air conditioner

Volvo Car USA LLC filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2016-09-26.

Recall campaignNHTSA 16V690000

Equipment: appliance: air conditioner

Component
Equipment: appliance: air conditioner
Manufacturer
Volvo Car USA LLC
Vehicles affected
43,766
Reported to NHTSA
2016-09-26
Owners notified
2016-11-21

Defect description

Volvo Cars of North America, LLC (Volvo) is recalling certain model year 2016-2017 Volvo XC90 and S90 vehicles manufactured April 15, 2015 through September 19, 2016. In the affected vehicles, the drain hose for the air conditioning may leak into the passenger compartment due to a drain hose installation error during manufacturing.

Safety risk

Significant water drainage into the passenger compartment may adversely affect air bag deployment in the event of a crash, increasing the risk of occupant injury.

Manufacturer remedy

Volvo will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the air conditioning drain hose for proper installation, replacing the hose as necessary, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin on November the 14, 2016. Owners may contact Volvo at 1-800-458-1552. Volvo's number for this campaign is R89707.

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.

Scope of coverage

4 model years across 2 models.

ModelYears on record
Volvo S902017 2016
Volvo XC902017 2016

Safety recall repairs are provided free of charge by franchised dealers, regardless of vehicle age or mileage. This page displays aggregated data for the model year. To check recall status for a specific vehicle, search its VIN at nhtsa.gov.