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Passenger car (Volvo V60 and others) - Repair
Official notice
11 Mar 2021
Last checked
27 Oct 2026
An official CAA Japan notice concerns Passenger car (Volvo V60 and others) - Repair. Defect in the seat belt (flexible steel cable with lap outer pretensioner). ■ Defective component (part name): Seat belt (flexible steel cable with lap outer pretensioner). ■ Description and cause of the structure, equipment or performance considered noncompliant with standards: The design of the front seat belts does not adequately account for conditions of use, so the flexible steel cable may be pulled at an angle depending on the position of the seat cushion. Consequently, metal fatigue may damage the cable and, in the worst case, reduce the seat belt's ability to restrain the occupant in a collision. Published 2021-03-11.
What to do now
(Recall)外-3182 ■ Corrective measures: On all vehicles, remove the front-seat flexible steel cables with lap outer pretensioners and replace them with fasteners.
Recall number
外-3182
Official notice
2021-03-11
The hazard
The hazard
Defect in the seat belt (flexible steel cable with lap outer pretensioner). ■ Defective component (part name): Seat belt (flexible steel cable with lap outer pretensioner). ■ Description and cause of the structure, equipment or performance considered noncompliant with standards: The design of the front seat belts does not adequately account for conditions of use, so the flexible steel cable may be pulled at an angle depending on the position of the seat cushion. Consequently, metal fatigue may damage the cable and, in the worst case, reduce the seat belt's ability to restrain the occupant in a collision.
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Brand: Volvo. Contact: ボルボ・カスタマー・センター. Phone 0120-55-8500.
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