Volvo Class Action Says Recall Fails To Address Rearview Camera Defect Affecting Over 400K Vehicles

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A proposed class action lawsuit alleges that Volvo has failed to remedy and properly disclose a rearview camera display defect that was the subject of a National Highway Traffic Safety Administration recall in April 2025.

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The 25-page lawsuit contends that Volvo has failed to disclose a defect potentially affecting the displays of thousands of vehicles that inhibits the use of their rearview cameras. Moreover, the automotive giant has also refused to assume responsibility for the dangers arising from consumers’ continued operation of the allegedly defective vehicles in the absence of any remedies, repairs, financial reimbursement or support, the case alleges.

The lawsuit came in the wake of an April 2025 recall in which the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) determined that, due to software defects in Volvo’s infotainment system, the rearview camera display had a propensity to freeze, crash or become unresponsive, the suit explains. Due to the safety concerns of the defect, the lawsuit relays, the NHTSA determined the issue was “potentially critical” and issued a recall in cooperation with Volvo.

Per the complaint, the recall included the following vehicles that were manufactured and sold by Volvo:

• Volvo XC40, model years 2021-2025;
• Volvo S90, model years 2022-2025;
• Volvo V90, model year 2022;
• Volvo XC60, model years 2022-2025;
• Volvo V90CC, model years 2022-2025;
• Volvo XC90, model years 2023-2025;
• Volvo V60CC, model years 2023-2025;
• Volvo V60, model years 2023-2025;
• Volvo S60, model years 2023-2025;
• Volvo C40BEV, model years 2022-2024;
• Volvo EC40, model year 2025; and
• Volvo EX40, model year 2025.

The case describes that the rearview camera issue stems from a software defect and oversights in the design, development, testing and validation of the Android Automotive Operating System (AAOS) in the Volvo vehicles. Per the case, the infotainment system defect impacts “critical vehicle displays and safety functions including the federally mandated rear-view camera and other driver-assistance features—thereby impairing the driver’s ability to safely operate the vehicle and rendering the Class Vehicles unsafe and unlawful to operate.”

However, despite the recall and Volvo’s admission of the defect, the class action lawsuit maintains that no real relief has been offered to impacted consumers.

“Defendants have neither provided nor promised to provide Plaintiff or the Class Members a remedy, repair, fix, or financial reimbursement or support, even though their defective vehicles pose a dangerous risk when operated and are illegal to sell in their defective condition,” the suit states.

The plaintiff, a New York resident, says he purchased a 2023 Volvo XC90 at an authorized Volvo dealership in 2025 that had no reported indications of a defect or vehicle malfunction. The complaint relays that the plaintiff would not have purchased his vehicle had he known about the defect beforehand and that Volvo, with its “superior knowledge” regarding manufacturing and industry-standard presale testing, deceived the plaintiff and other consumers through omission.

According to the lawsuit, Volvo has continued selling the affected vehicles throughout and after the recall process with no disclosure to prospective vehicle buyers of the potential for rearview camera malfunction.

“Despite the Recall and knowledge of the defects and safety issues affecting the Class Vehicles, Defendants continued to market and sell the Class Vehicles ‘as is’ and without either repairing or correcting the defective condition or providing notice to owners or potential purchasers of the Class Vehicles,” the case asserts.

The Volvo rearview camera display class action lawsuit seeks to represent all consumers or entities who purchased or leased any of the following models in the United States:

• 2021 to 2025 Volvo XC40;
• 2022 to 2025 Volvo C40;
• 2022 to 2025 Volvo XC60;
• 2022 to 2025 Volvo XC90;
• 2022 to 2025 Volvo S60;
• 2022 to 2025 Volvo S90;
• 2022 to 2025 Volvo V60;
• 2022 to 2025 Volvo V90;
• 2025 Volvo EX30;
• 2025 Volvo EX40; or
• 2025 Volvo EX90.

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