{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Volvo recall 12V439 (257): Model Year 2013 S60 and XC60",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/12v439/",
  "summary": "Recall 12V439 (Volvo): If the seat belt pretensioner and/or inflatable side curtain deploy without cause, the driver could be distracted and the driver'...",
  "excerpt": "Volvo S60, Volvo Xc60, model year 2013. Filed by Volvo Cars of N.A., LLC and reported to NHTSA on 10 September 2012. 9 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Volvo is recalling certain model year 2013 S60 and XC60 vehicles. A manufacturing defect within the Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) control unit may lead to an inadvertent deployment of the seat belt pretensioner and/or inflatable curtain. Is your vehicle included? Check with your VIN at NHTSA , or ask a dealer. This page is an independent copy of the notice, kept so you can see what changed after it was published. It is not the authority, and the authority’s own text is the one to act on. CarsMultiverse / Recalls Volvo's own number for this recall: 257. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 12V439 is the number NHTSA gave the same campaign, and the number this page is filed under. They are one recall, written two ways. Answered from the register this site holds. NHTSA is the record to act on. What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “If the seat belt pretensioner and/or inflatable side curtain deploy without cause, the driver could be distracted and the driver's visibility could be reduced, increasing the risk of a crash.” 12V439 Volvo Cars of N.A., LLC Air Bags:Frontal:Sensor/Control Module-Inactive 10 September 2012 2013-2013 VOLVO S60, VOLVO XC60 If the seat belt pretensioner and/or inflatable side curtain deploy without cause, the driver could be distrac",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T14:42:43+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-17T06:16:14+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Volvo recall 12V439 (257): Model Year 2013 S60 and XC60\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/12v439/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}