EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Motor vehicles
Passenger car Volvo “S60, V60, XC60, S80, V70 and XC70” — risk: injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. 0480/12
Summary
The wire harness under the driver and/or passenger seat may not have been properly affixed to the seat frame during vehicle assembly. As such, the harness may get caught by the audio and/or back-up camera amplifier (mounted under either of the front seats) when the seating position is adjusted. If this occurs, the harness connector may detach from the socket and, as a result, the airbags may not function as…
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Product
Passenger car — Volvo
- Brand
- Volvo
- Name / model
- S60, V60, XC60, S80, V70 and XC70 · Models: S60, V60, XC60, S80, V70 and XC70
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Passenger car. VINs are provided in the document attached: http://ec.europa.eu/consumers/images/rapex/2012-w12/2012-w12_7-vins.pdf
- Production dates: Model year: 2012; vehicles equipped with an audio and/or back-up camera amplifier under either of the front seats.
What is the risk?
- The wire harness under the driver and/or passenger seat may not have been properly affixed to the seat frame during vehicle assembly. As such, the harness may get caught by the audio and/or back-up camera amplifier (mounted under either of the front seats) when the seating position is adjusted. If this occurs, the harness connector may detach from the socket and, as a result, the airbags may not function as intended, causing the instrument panel Safety Restrain System (SRS) warning lamp to illuminate.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): OtherCategory of measure(s): Voluntary corrective action taken by the manufacturer
- Date of entry into force: Unknown
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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