Volvo recalls 170,000 cars over faulty seatbelt fears in largest ever call back

Volvo has recalled 170,000 cars in the UK over seat belt safety issues.

The car company will call back 2.2 million cars built between 2006 and 2019 from around the globe in its biggest ever recall.

The affected models include the S60, S60 Cross Country, V60, V60 Cross Country, XC60, V70, XC70 and S80.

The carmaker, owned by China’s Geely, said it had not received any reports of accidents or injuries connected to the flaw and that the move was preventative to avoid any possible issues in the future.

“The issue is related to a steel cable connected to the front seat belts,” it said. “The cable may, under certain rare circumstances and user behaviours, over time suffer from fatigue. This could eventually cause damage to the cable, resulting in reduced seat belt restraint function.”

Last July 70,000 Volvo cars in the UK were recalled over a fire risk related to an engine problem.

Volvo said at the time that in "very rare cases" the plastic engine intake manifold "may melt and deform on certain model 2014 to 2019 vehicles with four-cylinder diesel engines".

"In the most extreme cases, there is a possibility that a localised engine bay fire may occur," the Swedish company said.

"The issue affects 69,616 cars in the UK."

The affected models in 2019 were the S60, S80, S90, V40, V60, V70, V90, XC60 and XC90.