Volvo voluntarily recalls 74,000 vehicles due to a seat belt safety issue

In the same year Volvo released its 2016 and 2017 models, the Swedish manufacturer has initiated a voluntary recall of 74,000 vehicles in the U.S. and a further 5,000 in Canada following a potential issue with a seat belt bolt.

As we often say when we cover U.S based stories: we work closely with American lawyers for varying group actions and legal matters, and these issues may also affect U.K. citizens too.

Issue with the Volvo seat belt

There are no definite grounds to say that Volvo are at fault, but there are speculations by the manufacturer that there may be a safety issue with the passenger seat buckle bolt. The issue is reportedly caused by a connecting pin in the seat belt buckle, which could stop the seat belt adequately working in a crash.

As wearing a seat belt is required by law in many States, this can affect the safety of many people in the vehicles.

Recall models

The recall involves the following Volvo models: S60, S90, V60, VC60 and XC90.

When the Swedish manufacturer was first made aware of the potential safety issue, a Volvo spokesman, Jim Nichols, said that the manufacturer informed the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration earlier in October. In Volvo’s statement they state that the voluntary recall will take a matter of minutes to inspect the passenger seat belt bolt.

There have been no reported injuries to date.

Volvo’s engine recall

This isn’t the first time that Volvo has had to recall their vehicles recently – back in February this year, the Swedish manufacturer had to recall 59,000 vehicles over a fault that could temporarily shut down the engine.

Although the fault reportedly didn’t result in any accidents, the glitch itself could shut down the engine while the vehicle was in motion.

I don’t know about you, but that sounds pretty dangerous to me.