{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Volvo recall 21V881 (R10128): 2021 XC40 BEV",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/21v881/",
  "summary": "Recall 21V881 (Volvo): A loose or missing bolt may decrease the structural protection of the vehicle, increasing the risk of injury during a crash.",
  "excerpt": "Volvo Xc40, model year 2021. Filed by Volvo Car USA, LLC and reported to NHTSA on 12 November 2021. 4 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Volvo Car USA, LLC (Volvo) is recalling certain 2021 XC40 BEV vehicles. A bolt that secures the cross-member bracket for the electrical motor in the engine compartment may be loose or missing. 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: R10128. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 21V881 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: “A loose or missing bolt may decrease the structural protection of the vehicle, increasing the risk of injury during a crash.” 21V881 Volvo Car USA, LLC Engine 12 November 2021 2021-2021 VOLVO XC40 A loose or missing bolt may decrease the structural protection of the vehicle, increasing the risk of injury during a crash. Dealers will replace the cross-member bracket and install new bracket bolts, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed December 16, 2021. Owners may contact Volvo",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T22:09:51+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T20:15:19+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Volvo recall 21V881 (R10128): 2021 XC40 BEV\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/21v881/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}