NHTSA Safety Recalls
2001 Volvo S80 Recalls
The 2001 Volvo S80 has 8 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on September 30, 2021.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2001 Volvo S80. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 8
- Owner complaints
- 164
- Crashes reported
- 7
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
2 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2001 Volvo S80, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
8 recalls on the 2001 Volvo S80
Air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 21V766000
- Reported
- September 30, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 259,383
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2002–2006 S80, 1 other model
Air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 20V681000
- Reported
- November 4, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 54,124
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2002–2003 S80, 1 other model
Equipment: electrical: navigational system(global positioning system)
- Campaign
- 10V566000
- Reported
- November 8, 2010
- Vehicles affected
- up to 416
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2000, 2002–2010 S80, 8 other models
Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump
- Campaign
- 09V483000
- Reported
- December 18, 2009
- Vehicles affected
- up to 158,733
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2002–2005 S80, 4 other models
Vehicle speed control
- Campaign
- 06V441000
- Reported
- November 15, 2006
- Vehicles affected
- up to 170,099
- Same campaign
- also 2000 S80, 7 other models
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 2000 S80, 3 other models
Seat belts: front: anchorage
- Campaign
- 01V100000
- Reported
- March 26, 2001
- Vehicles affected
- up to 3,276
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: master cylinder
- Campaign
- 07E023000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000, 2002–2006 S80, 19 other models
2001 Volvo S80 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 164 owner complaints about the 2001 Volvo S80, the newest on October 15, 2021. Of these, 7 describe a crash (4%) and 2 a fire; owners reported 3 injuries.
In complaints about the 2001 Volvo S80, the component group named most often is the vehicle speed control (39%), followed by the electrical system (24%) and the engine and engine cooling (16%).
1 of the 2001 Volvo S80's 8 recalls also concerns the vehicle speed control.
Where 2001 Volvo S80 owners gave the mileage (125 complaints), the median was 63,294 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Vehicle Speed Control64
- Electrical System39
- Engine And Engine Cooling27
- Power Train17
- Fuel System, Gasoline16
- Suspension7
Complaints received, by year
| 2001 | 5 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 9 | |
| 2003 | 7 | |
| 2004 | 8 | |
| 2005 | 83 | |
| 2006 | 14 | |
| 2007 | 10 | |
| 2008 | 2 | |
| 2009 | 6 | |
| 2010 | 7 | |
| 2011 | 4 | |
| 2012 | 3 | |
| 2013 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 3 | |
| 2020 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2001 Volvo S80 peaked in 2005, when NHTSA received 83. 18% arrived between 2000 and 2004, the model year's first years on the road.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
The 164 complaints about the 2001 Volvo S80 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Volvo S80 by model year
Other 2001 Volvo models
Newest record on this page: October 15, 2021. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted