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NHTSA Campaign Id 12V439000; Date: Sep. 10, 2012

If the seat belt pretensioner and/or inflatable side curtain deploy without cause, the driver could be distracted and the driver's visibility could be reduced, increasing the risk of a crash.

icon1 Recalled Vehicles:

2013 Volvo S60 2013 Volvo XC60

Component: Air Bags:frontal:sensor/control Module

Manufactured by: Volvo Cars Of N. A. , Llc

Affected Units:: 9

icon3 Recall Summary:

Volvo is recalling certain model year 2013 s60 and xc60 vehicles. A manufacturing defect within the supplemental restraint system (srs) control unit may lead to an inadvertent deployment of the seat belt pretensioner and/or inflatable curtain.

icon2 How to Fix:

These vehicles have not been sold and the srs control unit will be replaced prior to the cars being sold. Owners may contact Volvo at 1-800-458-1552.

icon4 Recall Notes:

The Volvo recall campaign number is 257. Consumers may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

Date Owners notified by Manufacturer: Sep 18, 2012

Also see:

All recalls of Volvo vehicles.

More recall documents on nhtsa.gov.