Owners and lessees of the 2025 Volvo EX30 in Canada may be covered by a proposed class action in Quebec alleging the electric SUV’s high-voltage battery can short circuit and catch fire. The court has not authorized the case and there is nothing to file yet.
Allegations Only · No Settlement Yet
This article describes an application to authorize a class action. The statements below are unproven allegations. Volvo has not been found liable, the court has not authorized the class action, and there is nothing to claim at this time. This page is informational and is not legal advice.
What Is This About?
An Application for Authorization to Institute a Class Action was filed on October 2, 2026 in the Superior Court of Quebec, District of Montreal, over the high-voltage battery in the 2025 Volvo EX30. The case is 7152663 Canada Inc. and Leslie Stefani v. Volvo Car Canada Ltd. et al., court file No. 500-06-000079-265. The named defendants are Volvo Car Canada Ltd., Volvo Car Corporation, the Volvo Laval dealership and Canadian Dealer Lease Services Inc.The application proposes a class of all persons in Canada who own, purchased, lease, leased or used a 2025 EX30 affected by the alleged battery defect. It is pleaded as a national class, not one limited to Quebec. The filing is at the authorization stage: a judge has not yet decided whether the case can go forward as a class action.
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The EX30 Battery Recall
Transport Canada published recall 2026-001 on January 2, 2026. The notice says that on certain 2025 EX30s the cells inside the high-voltage battery could short circuit, which would trigger a warning on the instrument panel, and that a short circuit “can create a fire risk, even while the vehicle is parked and turned off.”Until repairs are complete, the recall notice says Volvo asked owners to set the maximum charge to 70% and to park outdoors, away from other vehicles and structures. As of the notice’s last update on January 14, 2026, the corrective action was still under development and Volvo said it would contact owners by mail.
The first Canadian recall covered 85 vehicles. In February 2026, Volvo widened the recall to about 40,000 EX30s worldwide, with dealers to install new battery modules, according to Auto123. The Quebec application alleges that a February 20, 2026 notice expanded the Canadian recall to 1,631 vehicles.
What the Application Alleges
The application alleges that the EX30’s high-voltage battery is defective and can short circuit and catch fire, including when the vehicle is parked and switched off. It alleges that owners have been left driving cars they were told to charge only partway and to keep out of garages while they waited for a fix.According to the filing, one of the applicants leased an EX30 from Volvo Laval on October 29, 2024, and the vehicle remained unrepaired more than nine months after the recall, with no repair date given.
The claims are brought under Quebec’s Consumer Protection Act, including provisions on failure to disclose and on the availability of parts and repairs, as well as the Quebec Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms and the Civil Code of Québec. None of these allegations has been tested in court.
What the Case Asks For
The application asks the court to authorize a class action and, if the case later succeeds, to order:- a reduction of class members’ obligations under their purchase or lease contracts, or annulment of those contracts;
- compensatory damages;
- punitive damages of $5,000 CAD per class member; and
- collective recovery of the amounts awarded.
What Happens Next
Quebec class actions proceed in two stages. First, a judge decides whether to authorize the case as a class action, a screening step that looks at whether the facts alleged appear to justify the claims and whether a class action is the right vehicle. The merits are decided only later, if the case is authorized.If the Superior Court authorizes the case, it fixes the class definition and notices are published telling class members about the case and the deadline to exclude themselves. Until then, there is no class and no claims process. The case file can be followed on the Quebec Class Action Registry.
Questions
Is there a Volvo EX30 class action settlement?
No. The Quebec case is at the authorization stage, the first step in a Quebec class action. The court has not authorized it, nothing has been decided on the merits, and there is no settlement or claim form.
Who is in the proposed Volvo EX30 class?
The application proposes a class of all persons in Canada who own, purchased, lease, leased or used a 2025 Volvo EX30 affected by the alleged high-voltage battery defect. It is pleaded as a Canada-wide class, not a Quebec-only class. The court decides the final class definition if it authorizes the case.
Does the Quebec case cover Volvo EX30 owners in the United States?
No. The proposed class is limited to persons in Canada. EX30s sold in the United States were part of a separate U.S. recall, and the Quebec application does not seek relief for U.S. owners.
What did the Volvo EX30 recall tell owners to do?
Transport Canada recall 2026-001 says Volvo asked owners to set the maximum charge to 70% and to park outdoors, away from other vehicles and structures, until repairs are complete. The recall notice said the corrective action was still under development and that Volvo would notify owners by mail.
What does the Volvo EX30 class action ask for?
The application asks for a reduction of class members’ obligations or annulment of their contracts, compensatory damages, punitive damages of $5,000 CAD per class member and collective recovery. These are requests, not awards; none of the allegations has been proven.
Sources
- Quebec Class Action Registry — file No. 500-06-000079-265
- Application for Authorization to Institute a Class Action (October 2, 2026)
- Transport Canada Recall 2026-001 — Volvo
- Auto123 — Volvo expands EX30 battery recall (February 24, 2026)
