{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Volvo Car recall 21V800 (R10136): 2001-2007 V70 and XC70",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/21v800/",
  "summary": "Recall 21V800 (Volvo): An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants, resulting in serious injury or...",
  "excerpt": "Volvo V70, Volvo Xc70, model years 2001 to 2007. Filed by Volvo Car USA, LLC and reported to NHTSA on 14 October 2021. 194,546 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Volvo Cars USA, LLC (Volvo Car) is recalling certain 2001-2007 V70 and XC70 vehicles. The driver's air bag inflator may explode during deployment, due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to high absolute humidity, high temperatures, and high temperature cycling. 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: R10136. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 21V800 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: “An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants, resulting in serious injury or death.” 21V800 Volvo Car USA, LLC Air Bags:Frontal 14 October 2021 2001-2007 VOLVO V70, VOLVO XC70 An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants, resulting in serious injury or death. Dealers will ",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T22:07:06+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T20:07:23+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Volvo Car recall 21V800 (R10136): 2001-2007 V70 and XC70\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/21v800/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}