Vehicle recall R/2020/073

Volvo XC40 and others recall: Software issue means that automatic emergency brake system may not engage

DVSA recall R/2020/073 names the Volvo XC40, Volvo XC60, Volvo V90, Volvo S90, Volvo V60, Volvo S60 and 1 more Volvo models. It was launched 16 March 2020. It covers vehicles built 9 November 2018 to 10 March 2020.

Recall data updated 22 September 2026

Recall: R/2020/073
Launched: 16 March 2020
Issued by: VOLVO CAR
Manufacturer reference: R29998
Vehicles: 56,385 across the whole recall

What can go wrong

The Automatic Emergency Brake System a function of the IntelliSafe system may not always engage increasing the risk of a collision

The fix

Affected vehicles must have new software downloaded

Models and build dates

As listed in the DVSA recall file. DVSA gives one vehicle number for the whole recall: 56,385.
Model	Built
Volvo S60	8 February 2019 to 10 March 2020
Volvo S90	14 January 2019 to 22 January 2020
Volvo V60	21 January 2019 to 9 March 2020
Volvo V60 (V60CC)	21 September 2019 to 10 March 2020
Volvo V90	21 January 2019 to 10 March 2020
Volvo V90 (V90CC)	21 January 2019 to 10 March 2020
Volvo XC40	9 November 2018 to 9 March 2020
Volvo XC60	30 September 2019 to 10 March 2020
Volvo XC90	21 January 2019 to 10 March 2020

Is a specific car affected? A recall lists models and build dates, not individual vehicles, so these pages cannot tell you whether one car is included. Enter the registration on the DVSA vehicle recall checker on GOV.UK, or give the vehicle identification number (VIN) to the manufacturer or one of its dealers. Buying used? Ask the seller for proof that any recall work was done.

Other recalls for these models

R/2020/071 One of the nuts securing the brake booster to the firewall is missing. 16 March 2020, Volvo XC40
R/2019/452 Possible loss of power whilst driving 19 December 2019, Volvo XC60, Volvo XC90
R/2020/192 Potential breakage/fatigue of a flexible steel cable supporting the front seatbelt anchor point 1 July 2020, Volvo V60, Volvo XC60, Volvo S80 and others
R/2020/205 There is a risk for trapped air to be in the cooling system 8 July 2020, Volvo V60, Volvo S80, Volvo S60 and others
R/2020/210 There is a risk for trapped air to be in the cooling system which may result in insufficient cooling of engine components 16 July 2020, Volvo V60, Volvo XC60, Volvo S60 and others
R/2019/180 The engine's plastic inlet manifold may melt and deform 7 October 2019, Volvo V40, Volvo V70, Volvo S90 and others

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Source

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: DVSA vehicle recall records (RecallsFile.csv), recalls launched 1992 to 2026. Recall data updated 22 September 2026.

Recall wording is DVSA's, with capitals and punctuation tidied and American spellings such as tire, center and windshield given in British English. We list a recall when its make and model match a car or van family with at least 1,000 DVSA MOT tests from 2022 to 2025, and when the maker of the vehicle issued it.

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