Volvo’s issue is significantly bigger, as Polestar’s one impacts less than 28,000 cars in the States
May 9, 2025 at 06:44
- Impacted models include the Volvo S60, V60, S90, V90, XC60, XC90, and XC40.
- Volvo has blamed a fault code that can cause the rearview camera to stop functioning.
- The Swedish brand is not aware of any injuries, accidents, or fatalities.
Just a few days ago, Polestar recalled 27,816 examples of its 2 EV due to a fault with its reversing camera. It’s now been revealed that sister company Volvo also has faulty rearview cameras to deal with, but its problem is much bigger as it impacts more than 413,000 vehicles in the United States.
According to the Swedish manufacturer, the rear-view camera image of certain models may not display an image while reversing. This can reduce rearward visibility and may force drivers to actually use their mirrors. Yes, while the easiest solution to this problem would simply be for drivers to check their mirrors, yet rearview cameras are mandatory and must function properly at al times or else the cars don’t comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards.
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Volvo has blamed the issue on a fault code that “may be set under certain conditions” and can cause the image not to be displayed on the infotainment screen. Importantly, a vehicle’s rear automatic braking and cross-traffic alert will continue to function in models with these features.
In total, 413,151 vehicles are embroiled in the recall. These consist of 2023-2025 S60s built from June 24, 2022 to June 21, 2024, 2023-2025 V60s manufactured from May 12, 2022, to June 28, 2024, 2023-2025 V60CCs built from May 16, 2022, to April 18, 2025, 2022-2025 S90s produced from June 8, 2021, to January 25, 2025, and 2022 V90s built on October 14, 2021.
Other impacted models include 2022-2025 V90 CCs built from June 1, 2021, to April 10, 2025, 2022-2025 XC60s built between May 20, 2021, and April 11, 2025, 2023-2025 XC90s assembled from May 20, 2022, to April 11, 2025, 2021-2025 XC40s built from September 8, 2020, to April 18, 2025, and 2022-2025 C40s produced from October 19, 2021, to April 15, 2025.
Volvo has not received any reports of injuries or fatalities caused by the fault. Dealers will rectify the issue through a simple software upgrade, and owners can be expected to be notified of the recall from June 24.
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