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• Volvo Rearview Camera Issues Lead to Recall of More Than 400,000 Vehicles

  May 8, 2025

  Darian Hauf

  Federal highway safety officials have announced a recall of 413,151 Volvo vehicles due to a potential defect in the rearview camera software, which may prevent the backup camera image from appearing when the vehicle is shifted into reverse.

• Volvo Faces Class Action Lawsuit Over Recalled Hybrid Batteries, Alleging Fires Occur Due to Faulty Design

  April 15, 2025

  Michael Adams

  A recently filed lawsuit claims that the location of lithium-ion batteries in certain recalled Volvo vehicles could cause short circuits, leading to fires.

• Volvo S60, S80 Recall Issued Over Exploding Airbag Risks

  October 12, 2021

  Russell Maas

  More than 450,000 Volvo sedans contain defective airbags, which may rupture and explode, sending sharp metal or plastic shrapnel toward vehicle occupants.

• Another Airbag Inflator Linked To Deadly Explosion Results in Volvo Recall

  November 10, 2020

  Russell Maas

  Volvo has announced an airbag inflator recall after reports of an explosion and death which mirrors those caused by recalled Takata inflators.

• Volvo Recalling 2.1 Million Vehicles Due To Potential Seat Belt Problems

  July 2, 2020

  Russell Maas

  More than 2 million Volvo vehicles are being recalled due to a problem which could result in seat belts being less effective in protecting vehicle occupants during an auto accident.

• Volvo Automatic Emergency Breaking (AEB) Problems Result in Recall for 121K Vehicles from 2019-2020

  March 20, 2020

  Russell Maas

  About 120,000 Volvo vehicles are being recalled due to problems with the automatic braking systems.

• Low-Speed Emergency Braking Increasingly Included in New Passenger Vehicles: NHTSA

  December 20, 2019

  Martha Garcia

  An NHTSA report indicates four automakers have standardized automatic emergency braking ahead of schedule.

• Lawsuits Seek To Force Trucks To Equip Life-Saving Crash Avoidance Technology

  September 30, 2019

  Russell Maas

  Some lawsuits are trying to force truck manufacturers in the U.S. to equip their vehicles with collision avoidance technology shown to prevent accidents and save lives.

• Volvo Recalls 200,000 Vehicles Due To Fuel Leak Problems, Fire Risk

  January 24, 2019

  Russell Maas

  About 200,000 Volvo vehicles are being recalled worldwide due to a potential fuel leak that could result in a vehicle fire.

• Mack Truck Recall Issued Due to Defect That Increases Accident Risk

  March 17, 2016

  Russell Maas

  Problems with a defective driveshaft has led to the recall of more than 20,000 Mack trucks.