Volvo Ex30, Volvo Ex30cc, model years 2025 to 2026. Filed by Volvo Car USA, LLC and reported to NHTSA on 9 October 2026. 9,930 vehicles potentially affected.
What the notice says Volvo Car USA, LLC (Volvo Car) is recalling certain 2025-2026 EX30 and 2026 EX30CC vehicles. The head restraint cushion may detach during a crash.
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.
Volvo's own number for this recall: R10396. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 26V671 is the number NHTSA gave the same campaign, and the number this page is filed under. They are one recall, written two ways.
What owners ask about this recall
- Which vehicles does recall 26V671 cover?
- Volvo Ex30, Volvo Ex30cc, model years 2025-2026.
- What is wrong with them?
- Volvo Car USA, LLC (Volvo Car) is recalling certain 2025-2026 EX30 and 2026 EX30CC vehicles. The head restraint cushion may detach during a crash.
- What can happen if it is not put right?
- A detached head restraint cushion can increase the risk of injury during a crash.
- Is there a fix yet?
- Yes, and it is free. Dealers will apply an adhesive to reinforce the head cushion attachment, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed November 30, 2026. Owners may contact Volvo Car’s customer service at 1-800-458-1552. Volvo Car’s number for this recall is R10396. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov on October 9, 2026.
- What should I do now?
- Check your own vehicle by its VIN with NHTSA, which is the record to act on. Volvo calls this recall R10396, which is the number on the owner letter and the dealer paperwork.
Answered from the register this site holds. NHTSA is the record to act on.
affected
in the notice
caught
| Campaign | 26V671 |
|---|---|
| Filed by | Volvo Car USA, LLC |
| System at fault | Seats |
| Reported to NHTSA | 9 October 2026 |
| Model years | 2025-2026 |
| Vehicles named | VOLVO EX30, VOLVO EX30CC |
What the notice says today
The defect
Volvo Car USA, LLC (Volvo Car) is recalling certain 2025-2026 EX30 and 2026 EX30CC vehicles. The head restraint cushion may detach during a crash.
The consequence
A detached head restraint cushion can increase the risk of injury during a crash.
The remedy
Dealers will apply an adhesive to reinforce the head cushion attachment, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed November 30, 2026. Owners may contact Volvo Car’s customer service at 1-800-458-1552. Volvo Car’s number for this recall is R10396. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov on October 9, 2026.
What it said before
Nothing has changed while we have been watching. We first read this campaign on 17 October 2026 and last read it on 17 October 2026.
The copy we hold today hashes to f4f86361ebfce5437301611125e4b540…, so if it is ever edited the change is provable rather than a matter of memory.
Last checked . No change has been recorded in the wording.
Official record: NHTSA campaign 26V671. Every Volvo campaign we hold: Volvo recalls.
Owners of these cars
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