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Hundreds of Volvos Could Careen Out of Control

NHTSA warns drivers to complete OTA recall remedy or risk crashing.

July 17, 2025
Hundreds of Volvos Could Careen Out of Control

The NHTSA estimates that about 1,000 of more than 11,000 units recalled in June have still not been repaired via an over-the-air download. 

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An urgent brake-failure warning has been issued for recalled vehicles that still haven’t been repaired.

The warning involves about 1,000 units of particular 2020 to 2026 Volvo plug-in hybrids and electric vehicles whose brakes can fail when headed downhill.

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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration issued the warning for the following models:

  • 2023 Volvo C40 BEV

  • 2025 EC40 BEV

  • 2025 and 2026 EX40 PHEV

  • 2023 to 2025 S60 PHEV

  • 2025 S90 PHEV

  • 2024 and 2025 V60 PHEV

  • 2023 and 2024 XC40 BEV

  • 2022 to 2026 XC60 PHEV

  • 2020 to 2026 XC90 PHEV

The federal agency estimates that about 1,000 of more than 11,000 Volvos recalled in June have still not been repaired via an over-the-air download. It urges owners to not drive the vehicles and to turn off regenerative braking until they complete an over-the-air remedy.

Brakes can fail if a vehicle is in one of those modes traveling downhill without brake pedals applied.

The flaw stems from an over-the-air repair in an earlier recall to fix rear camera failure.

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The NHTSA posted a dashcam video captured of one of the affected units running off the road at a pretty good clip when navigating a windy narrow route before returning to the road and coming to a stop.

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