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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2000 Volvo V70 Recalls

The 2000 Volvo V70 has 6 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on November 15, 2006.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2000 Volvo V70. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
6

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
93

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
11

2 fires

NHTSA crash test
Not rated

On a 2000 Volvo V70, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.

6 recalls on the 2000 Volvo V70

Vehicle speed control

Campaign
06V441000
Reported
November 15, 2006
Vehicles affected
up to 170,099
Same campaign
also 2001–2002 V70, 7 other models

06V441000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Exterior lighting: headlights: switch

Campaign
04V504000
Reported
October 21, 2004
Vehicles affected
up to 97,000
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 3 other models

04V504000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Engine and engine cooling: cooling system: fan

Campaign
04V451000
Reported
September 13, 2004
Vehicles affected
up to 149,799
Risk NHTSA names
fire
Same campaign
also 2001 V70, 3 other models

04V451000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Exterior lighting: turn signal

Campaign
00V405000
Reported
December 6, 2000
Vehicles affected
up to 245,894
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2 other models

00V405000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Latches/locks/linkages: tailgate: latch

Campaign
00V239000
Reported
August 24, 2000
Vehicles affected
up to 4,957
Same campaign
only the 2000 Volvo V70

00V239000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: master cylinder

Campaign
07E023000
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2001, 2004–2006 V70, 19 other models

07E023000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2000 Volvo V70 complaints by year

NHTSA has received 93 owner complaints about the 2000 Volvo V70, the newest on January 7, 2019. Of these, 11 describe a crash (12%) and 2 a fire; owners reported 5 injuries.

In complaints about the 2000 Volvo V70, the component group named most often is the vehicle speed control (25%), followed by the electrical system (19%) and the engine and engine cooling (12%).

1 of the 2000 Volvo V70's 6 recalls also concerns the vehicle speed control.

Where 2000 Volvo V70 owners gave the mileage (60 complaints), the median was 78,000 miles.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Vehicle Speed Control23
  • Electrical System18
  • Engine And Engine Cooling11
  • Power Train8
  • Air Bags7
  • Fuel System, Gasoline7

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2000 Volvo V70 received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20006
20017
20028
20035
200410
200527
20065
20073
20084
20093
20103
20112
20123
20144
20152
20191

Complaints about the 2000 Volvo V70 peaked in 2005, when NHTSA received 27. 28% arrived between 1999 and 2003, the model year's first years on the road.

Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2000 vehicles, the 2000 Volvo V70 drew 1.0× the complaints of the median Volvo V70 year in the same window: 3rd highest of the 6 ranked years.

Volvo V70 years to avoid →

The 93 complaints about the 2000 Volvo V70 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Volvo V70 by model year

Other 2000 Volvo models

Newest record on this page: January 7, 2019. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted