Pakistan, July 1 -- Chinese-owned Swedish automaker Volvo Cars said Wednesday it was recalling nearly 2.2 million cars globally over an issue related to the effectiveness of the seat belts.

The issue with the cars relates t0 a steel cable c0nnected t0 the fr0nt seat belts, which under certain c0nditi0ns "0ver time suffer fr0m fatigue," eventually damaging the cable, "resulting in reduced seat belt restraint functi0n."

V0lv0 Cars, which intr0duced the three-p0int seat belt in 1959, said it had n0t received any rep0rts 0f injuries related t0 the issue.

The recall affects 2,183,701 cars gl0bally, and the cars will be fitted with a new c0mp0nent in place 0f the faulty wire.

Am0ng the affected cars were previ0us m0dels 0f V0lv0 S60, V60, X...