Volvo is recalling about 17,500 XC40 compact SUVs from mannequin yr 2024 as a result of their left rear flip alerts might not perform.
Volvo tells federal security regulators that software program might misread use of the flip sign as inflicting a brief circuit and shut down the left rear flip sign to forestall {an electrical} drawback. The corporate says it’s not conscious of any accidents attributable to the difficulty.
Homeowners received’t have to convey the vehicles in for restore. A easy software program replace can repair the difficulty. Because the XC40 can obtain software program updates over the air, Volvo says, the corporate will ship the replace remotely.
Recall repairs, by legislation, are free. Many vehicles are recalled, typically greater than as soon as, throughout their lifespans. When the vehicles require a bodily restore, the automakers attempt to contact each proprietor to convey them in. However they don’t all the time attain all of them. On this case, Volvo will repair the difficulty remotely. Discover out whether or not your automobile wants any free repairs with the VIN software at our recall middle.
