expert examination of the car after the crash confirmed that the braking system was failing . volvo had warned there was a technical issue with the brakes but had not issued a recall of the affected cars for modifications . the court confirmed volvo should pay a 200 , 000 european penalty . the judges also confirmed that kohtz should paid a 300 euro fine and obtain a six - month suspended sentence and temporary revoke of her driving license for failure to power the volvo .
volvo is a car factory from europe .