Mahwah, NJ – April 18, 2025 – Volvo (OTCMKTS:VLVLY) is recalling 7,483 hybrid cars and SUVs that may burst into flames because of a defective high-voltage battery. The defect ups the risk of injury and property damage.
The following models are affected:
- 2022 Volvo V90
- 2020 – 2022 Volvo S60
- 2020 – 2022 Volvo V60
- 2020 – 2021 Volvo S90
- 2020 – 2022 Volvo XC60
- 2020 – 2022 Volvo XC90
Recall summary
Besides an internal combustion engine, hybrid vehicles have an electric motor powered by a high-voltage battery. In the affected models, due to a “supplier process deviation,” an internal short circuit within the battery may cause it to overheat and catch fire.
According to Volvo, this may only happen when the battery is fully charged and the vehicle is parkede.
Recall risks
If the vehicle catches fire, the occupants could get seriously injured. Furthermore, the flames can spread to surrounding objects and cause property damage.
Safety tips
Volvo advises owners not to charge their vehicles until the repair is performed.
You can find out what to do if your car catches fire in this detailed article.
Other Volvo recalls
In February 2024, Volvo recalled XC40 compact SUVs over inoperable turn signals.
In November 2024, over 17,000 heavy-duty commercial Volvo trucks were recalled because their ABS and cruise control could stop working.
The repair
Dealers will replace the battery and install a software update to monitor the battery’s state more closely. All repairs will be free of charge and owners who paid for their own repairs before the recall was issued are set to be reimbursed.
The owners should receive letters with more information by May 15, 2025.
Is your vehicle a part of this recall?
More than 7,000 hybrid vehicles are affected by this Volvo battery fire recall. To do a Volvo recall check and see if yours is one of them, please use MotorSafety’s free vehicle lookup tool.
