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Recall campaign99V236000

Recall 99V236000: 1998 Volvo V70 and 2 other models

Air bags › Frontal
Report received
Aug 30, 1999
Manufacturer
Volvo cars of na, inc.
Potentially affected
124,381vehicles
Model years
1998

Check your own vehicle. A recall applies only to vehicles within the affected build range. Enter your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Recall repairs are free at a franchised dealer.

What NHTSA recorded

Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. The frontal passenger air bag may be overly sensitive to certain electrostatic discharge.

Possible consequence

This could possibly cause an inadvertent deployment.

Remedy

Dealers will install an additional ground wire in the passenger side to assure sufficient grounding.

Affected model years

Pages for each model year show complaints, parts, mileage and other recalls.

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 28, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.