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NHTSA Issues Urgent Brake Failure Warning for Select Volvo Vehicles Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Dateline: Washington, D.C. 
Date: 17 July 2025 Subject: American Government , Electric Vehicles, Safety
Topic: Volvo |
Owners of select hybrid and EV models should download a recall repair immediately to prevent potential brake failure going downhill
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration urges owners of select model year 2020-2026 Volvo plug-in hybrid or battery electric vehicles to immediately complete an important over-the-air safety recall.
Without this recall remedy, an affected vehicle could completely lose its ability to brake while going downhill. One serious incident, captured on video, has already happened due to this defect. Volvo has advised owners not to drive their car and to turn off regenerative braking until their car’s software is updated with the recall remedy.
Volvo issued recall 25V-392 on June 12 for 11,469 vehicles, and as of July 15, approximately 1,000 have still not had this urgent over-the-air recall downloaded. The affected models are:
NHTSA advises owners of unrepaired vehicles:
The defect originates from the over-the-air recall remedy for recall 25V-282, which addressed rearview camera failures while backing up. Owners can call Volvo’s Customer Care Center at 800-458-1552 with questions.
How to Check for Recalls
Use NHTSA’s Recalls Lookup Tool to use the license plate number or vehicle identification number to search for any open safety recalls.
Contact: NHTSA
NHTSA Media