Volvo Recalls About 14,000 Car Units In The US Caused By Braking That Threatens Safety
JAKARTA - Swedish automotive manufacturer Volvo must start a recall program that affected 14,014 units of electric vehicles (EVs) and plug-in hybrids (PHEVs) in the United States.
The activity from InsideEVs, Tuesday, June 24, the trigger for this recall is that a number of vehicles have the potential to fail in the braking system, but this problem will only occur in certain situations.
Volvo said it was caused by software problems affecting the Brake Control Module on certain vehicles issued in 2020-2026.
It was stated that a number of these vehicles were running software version 3.5.14 which had not been updated.
The problem can arise when the car descends a hill for at least a minute and 40 seconds in B mode on PHEV and One Pedal Drive mode on EV without using a brake pedal or accelerator pedal, resulting in a complete failure of braking.
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Reportedly the affected cars are PHEV type consisting of S60, V60, S90, XC60, XC90, XC40, and C40. These problems also haunt two EV Volvo models such as EX40 and EC40.
To fix this problem, the manufacturer has entered an update of the device on the affected car and asked customers to update it over-the-air or take the car to the nearest dealer.
The latest version of vehicle software for cars with Android Automotive OS (AAOS), 3.6.4 has been released on June 16.