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Volvo recalls more than 460,000 vehicles globally over airbag defect linked to 1 death

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Volvo is recalling some S80 and S60 (pictured) sedans. (Volvo Car USA)
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Audrey LaForest
October 05, 2021 01:22 PM

WASHINGTON — Volvo said Tuesday it is recalling more than 460,000 older models globally for potentially defective driver-side airbags that have been linked to one death.

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