A class action lawsuit argues Volvo hasn’t fixed a rearview camera defect and has, in fact, kept selling “their defective vehicles” despite issuing a recall about them in April 2025. The 25-page lawsuit contends that Volvo has offered no relief to its vehicle owners and has failed to disclose the defect to potential buyers.

In April 2025, MotorBiscuit reported 413,151 Volvos were recalled because the “rearview camera image may not show during the start of each backing event.” Volvo stated at the time that it would “perform a software upgrade” to fix the potentially serious problem.

At that time, we noted that “it is a violation of Federal law for a retailer to deliver any new Volvo that is eligible for a recall.” Volvo said it would advise retailers “to check all vehicles in inventory for recall eligibility and repair immediately.”

Around nine months later, according to the proposed class action lawsuit, “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 lawsuit claims Volvo is selling vehicles with defective rearview cameras, despite knowing there are issues with them

ClassAction.org reports that the Plaintiff purchased a 2023 Volvo XC90 at an authorized Volvo dealership in 2025, which had no reported defects or vehicle malfunctions. He claims that he would not have purchased the Volvo if he had known about the defect and the dealer had not allegedly deceived him.

“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 lawsuit claims.

The complaint seeks to represent anyone who purchased or leased the following Volvo vehicles: 2021 to 2025 models of the XC40; 2022 to 2025 models of the Volvo C40, XC60, XC90, S60, S90, V60, and V90; as well as 2025 models of the Volvo EX30, EX40, and EX90.