{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Volvo recall 18V535 (R89898): 2019 Volvo XC40",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/18v535/",
  "summary": "Recall 18V535 (Volvo): If the seat back moves forward during hard braking or in a crash, it can increase the risk of injury. Volvo's own number: R89898.",
  "excerpt": "Volvo Xc40, model year 2019. Filed by Volvo Car USA LLC and reported to NHTSA on 15 August 2018. 27 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Volvo Cars USA LLC (Volvo) is recalling certain 2019 Volvo XC40 vehicles. The rear seats may not have rear seat back lock strikers, allowing the seat back to move forward during certain hard braking conditions or a crash. 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: R89898. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 18V535 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 back moves forward during hard braking or in a crash, it can increase the risk of injury.” 18V535 Volvo Car USA LLC Seats:Mid/Rear Assembly 15 August 2018 2019-2019 VOLVO XC40 If the seat back moves forward during hard braking or in a crash, it can increase the risk of injury. Volvo will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the vehicles and install the seat back lock strikers if they are missing, free of charge. The recall began October 12, 2018. Owne",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T19:49:48+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T14:47:29+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Volvo recall 18V535 (R89898): 2019 Volvo XC40\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/18v535/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}