NHTSA campaign 16V918000 · Volvo campaign R89712
Volvo Recall 16V-918: Seat Mounted Air Bag may not Deploy/FMVSS 208/214
NHTSA recall 16V918000 (Volvo campaign R89712) was reported by Volvo Car USA LLC on December 21, 2016, with 376 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Volvo S60, Volvo V60 and Volvo XC60 for the 2017 model year. Owners were notified on February 13, 2017, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 16V918000 in the model years try.vin imports (1995 and later); NHTSA's own record can list more. A model year on the list doesn't mean every vehicle of that year is included, and some may already have been repaired.
To see whether a specific vehicle is included and still needs the repair, enter its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 16V918000 (also written 16V-918 or 16V918)
- Filed by
- Volvo Car USA LLC
- Volvo campaign number
- R89712
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 376 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Air Bags
- Owners notified
- Safety standard
- FMVSS 208
Repair completion: 96.01% (latest rate the manufacturer reported to NHTSA; dataset updated October 21, 2026)
NHTSA cautions against comparing completion rates across recalls or manufacturers. How try.vin reads them.
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 16V918000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.
Volvo
Volvo S60
- 2017 · Vehicles built August 16, 2016 – October 21, 2016 (per NHTSA)
Volvo V60
- 2017 · Vehicles built August 16, 2016 – October 21, 2016 (per NHTSA)
Volvo XC60
- 2017 · Vehicles built August 16, 2016 – October 21, 2016 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 16V918000.
Defect description
Volvo Car USA LLC (Volvo) is recalling certain model year 2017 S60 and S60 Cross Country, V60 and V60 Cross Country, and XC60 vehicles manufactured August 16, 2016, through October 21, 2016. The affected vehicles have driver and front passenger seat side mounted side air bags (SAB) with inflator initiators that may fail to ignite during a crash. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 208, "Occupant Crash Protection" and number 214, "Side Impact Protection."
Safety consequence
If the air bag inflator initiator fails to ignite, the air bag will not deploy, increasing the risk of injury.
Manufacturer remedy
Volvo will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and, if necessary, replace the front seat side air bags, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin on February 13, 2017. Owners may contact Volvo customer service at 1-800-458-1552. Volvo's number for this recall is R89712.
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.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 16V918000
Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.