{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Volvo Bus recall 21V717 (SR21-85): 2008-2021 9700",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/21v717/",
  "summary": "Recall 21V717 (Volvo): Excessively bright or dim headlights may reduce visibility, increasing the risk of a crash. Volvo's own number: SR21-85.",
  "excerpt": "Volvo Bus 9700, model years 2008 to 2021. Filed by Volvo Bus Corporation and reported to NHTSA on 15 September 2021. 860 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Volvo Bus Corporation (Volvo Bus) is recalling certain 2008-2021 9700 vehicles. The headlights may not have the correct amount of light output, and either be too bright, or too dim. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 108, \"Lamps, Reflective … 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: SR21-85. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 21V717 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: “Excessively bright or dim headlights may reduce visibility, increasing the risk of a crash.” 21V717 Volvo Bus Corporation Exterior Lighting:Headlights 15 September 2021 2008-2021 VOLVO BUS 9700 Excessively bright or dim headlights may reduce visibility, increasing the risk of a crash. Dealers will replace of the headlight assembly or the bulbs, free o",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T22:02:55+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T19:58:23+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Volvo Bus recall 21V717 (SR21-85): 2008-2021 9700\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/21v717/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}