2016 Volvo XC90 Recall: Affected vehicles have front seats whose wiring harness for the Side…

NHTSA campaign 15V342000 · Air Bags · filed Jun 3, 2015 · verified Jul 30, 2026

Units reported

584

Manufacturer

Volvo Cars of N.A., LLC

Risk

Crash / injury

Owner letters

Mailing began Jun 30, 2015

The defect

Volvo Cars of N.A., LLC (Volvo) is recalling certain model year 2016 Volvo XC90 vehicles manufactured January 27, 2015, to May 19, 2015. The affected vehicles have front seats whose wiring harness for the Side Impact Protection System (SIPS) may have been routed incorrectly.

The risk

If the wiring harness is routed incorrectly, the wiring may be damaged, disabling the front seat side impact air bag, and increasing the risk of injury to the seat occupant in the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the front seat side impact air bag.

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The fix — what to do

Volvo will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the routing of the SIPS wiring, correcting the routing and installing a protective sleeve as necessary, free of charge. The recall began on June 30, 2015. Owners may contact Volvo customer service at 1-800-458-1552. Volvo's number for this recall is R89571.

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.

Affected vehicles

Make	Model	Model years
Volvo	XC90	2016

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Source: NHTSA recall database, campaign 15V342000 (manufacturer number R89571). Data last verified Jul 30, 2026.