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Volvo - Rear seat back lock strikers may be missing on both sides of the seat

Official notice

17 Aug 2018

Last checked

17 Aug 2018

Medium riskDVSA

An official DVSA notice concerns Volvo - Rear seat back lock strikers may be missing on both sides of the seat. Rear seat back lock strikers may be missing on both sides of the seat Published 2018-08-17.

What to do now

On affected vehicles install the missing striker plates.

Units affected

15

Recall number

R-2018-224

Official notice

2018-08-17

The hazard

Rear seat back lock strikers may be missing on both sides of the seat

How to check if you're affected

Compare the VIN on your vehicle against the official list. If your VIN is listed, follow the official notice.

Models

XC40

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Affected products

Product 1

VOLVO CAR XC40

Units affected

15

Risk / hazard

Rear seat back lock strikers may be missing on both sides of the seat

Where it was sold

The source does not list specific retailers. See the official notice for where affected products were sold.

Location 1

GB · United Kingdom

Affected area 1

GB · United Kingdom

Company & contacts

Brand

Manufacturer

Volvo car

Phone

Not provided

Brand: Volvo. Contact: Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA).

Source & status

Source

Tier

beta

Category

VEHICLES

Classification

DVSA recall R-2018-224

App estimate

medium

Recall details

Recall number

R-2018-224

Campaign number

R89898

Units affected

15

Classification

DVSA recall R-2018-224

Source tier

beta

Documents, notices & source

See the official notice and source documents for full details.

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