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A recall published by DVSA, the British vehicle safety authority, with every version of its wording that this site has read. Unchanged since first read.

DVSA referenceR/2022/313
Launched27 October 2022
MakeVolvo Car (listed as VOLVO CAR)
Manufacturer referenceR10198
Vehicles listed28,530

Models

ModelVehiclesBuilt fromBuilt to
S904,75527 April 20218 October 2022
V904,75523 March 20217 October 2022
S604,75526 April 202129 September 2022
XC904,75525 March 20218 October 2022
XC604,75523 March 20215 October 2022
V604,75525 March 20215 October 2022

Concern

A software error may prevent the engine control module from starting the engine

Defect, as DVSA words it

The Engine Control Module (ECM) may prevent the combustion engine from starting.�

Remedy, as DVSA words it

Download updated software.

What changed since we first read it

Nothing yet. The wording has been the same on every read since 4 September 2026. The file is read again every day; if DVSA rewrites the defect, remedy or concern, the old and new text will appear here with both dates.

The same recall in other registers

United StatesNHTSA campaign 22V793, 20 October 2022 (filed 7 days before the UK launch)
European UnionSafety Gate alert A12/01606/22 from Portugal, 18/11/2022

Matched through the manufacturer's own reference (R10198), which the registers share. See the same recall, Britain and America.

Check this recall on the DVSA service

Read from DVSA's bulk recalls file (RecallsFile.csv, 7 MB) on 4 September 2026; this recall first read on 4 September 2026, read once. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: DVSA, Check vehicle recalls. CarsMultiverse is an independent site, not an authority: the official notice is the one on the DVSA service.

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