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Occupant safety

Volvo's concern for safety

• Never drink and drive.

However, NHTSA cannot become

Safety is the Volvo cornerstone. Our concern

• If you are taking any medication, consult

involved in individual problems

dates back to 1927 when the first Volvo rolled

your physician about its potential effects

between you, your retailer, or Volvo

off the production line. Three-point seat belts

on your driving abilities.

Cars of North America, LLC. To con-

(a Volvo invention), safety cages, and energy-

• Take a driver-retraining course.

tact NHTSA, you may either call the

absorbing impact zones were designed into

• Have your eyes checked regularly.

Volvo vehicles long before it was fashionable

Auto Safety Hotline toll-free at

• Keep your windshield and headlights

or required by government regulation. We will

1-888-327-4236

clean.

not compromise our commitment to safety. We

(TTY: 1-800-424-9153) or write to:

• Replace wiper blades when they start to

continue to seek out new safety features and

to refine those already in our vehicles. You can

leave streaks.

NHTSA, U.S. Department of Trans-

help. We would appreciate hearing your sug-

• Take into account the traffic, road, and

portation, Washington D.C. 20590.

gestions about improving automobile safety.

weather conditions, particularly with

You can also obtain other information

We also want to know if you ever have a safety

regard to stopping distance.

concern with your vehicle. Call us in the U.S.

 

about motor vehicle safety from:

at: 800-458-1552 or in Canada at:

Reporting safety defects in the U.S.

http://www.safercar.gov

800-663-8255.

If you believe that your vehicle has a

Volvo strongly recommends that if

 

 

defect which could cause a crash or

Occupant safety reminders

your vehicle is covered under a serv-

could cause injury or death, you

How safely you drive doesn't depend on how

ice campaign, safety or emission

should immediately inform the

old you are but rather on:

recall or similar action, it should be

• How well you see.

National Highway Traffic Safety

completed as soon as possible.

Administration (NHTSA) in addition to

• Your ability to concentrate.

Please check with your local retailer

notifying Volvo Cars of North Amer-

• How quickly you make decisions under

or Volvo Cars of North America, LLC

ica, LLC. If NHTSA receives similar

stress to avoid an accident.

if your vehicle is covered under these

complaints, it may open an investiga-

The tips listed below are suggestions to help

conditions.

tion, and if it finds that a safety defect

you cope with the ever changing traffic envi-

NHTSA can be reached at:

ronment.

exists in a group of vehicles, it may

 

 

order a recall and remedy campaign.

Internet:

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