NHTSA Safety Recalls
2001 Volvo V70 Recalls
The 2001 Volvo V70 has 9 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on October 14, 2021.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2001 Volvo V70. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 9
- Owner complaints
- 221
- Crashes reported
- 8
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
2 fires
On a 2001 Volvo V70, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
9 recalls on the 2001 Volvo V70
Air bags: frontal
- Campaign
- 21V800000
- Reported
- October 14, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 194,546
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2002–2007 V70, 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 2002–2010 V70, 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 2002–2004 V70, 4 other models
Vehicle speed control
- Campaign
- 06V441000
- Reported
- November 15, 2006
- Vehicles affected
- up to 170,099
- Same campaign
- also 2000, 2002 V70, 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 V70, 3 other models
Equipment: other: labels
- Campaign
- 03V284000
- Reported
- August 1, 2003
- Vehicles affected
- up to 220,407
- Same campaign
- also 2002–2003 V70, 5 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
Seat belts: front: anchorage
- Campaign
- 01V101000
- Reported
- March 26, 2001
- Vehicles affected
- up to 16,085
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- only the 2001 Volvo V70
Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: master cylinder
- Campaign
- 07E023000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000, 2004–2006 V70, 19 other models
2001 Volvo V70 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 221 owner complaints about the 2001 Volvo V70, the newest on February 14, 2022. Of these, 8 describe a crash (4%) and 2 a fire; owners reported 7 injuries.
In complaints about the 2001 Volvo V70, the component group named most often is the vehicle speed control (28%), followed by the power train (20%) and the electrical system (14%).
1 of the 2001 Volvo V70's 9 recalls also concerns the vehicle speed control.
Where 2001 Volvo V70 owners gave the mileage (162 complaints), the median was 80,030 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Vehicle Speed Control61
- Power Train45
- Electrical System30
- Fuel System, Gasoline24
- Engine And Engine Cooling22
- Exterior Lighting10
Complaints received, by year
| 2000 | 3 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 17 | |
| 2002 | 6 | |
| 2003 | 2 | |
| 2004 | 9 | |
| 2005 | 73 | |
| 2006 | 21 | |
| 2007 | 18 | |
| 2008 | 9 | |
| 2009 | 7 | |
| 2010 | 7 | |
| 2011 | 17 | |
| 2012 | 6 | |
| 2013 | 4 | |
| 2014 | 4 | |
| 2015 | 3 | |
| 2016 | 3 | |
| 2017 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 3 | |
| 2019 | 2 | |
| 2020 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 3 |
Complaints about the 2001 Volvo V70 peaked in 2005, when NHTSA received 73. 17% arrived between 2000 and 2004, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2001 vehicles, the 2001 Volvo V70 drew 1.7× the complaints of the median Volvo V70 year in the same window: 1st highest of the 6 ranked years.
The 221 complaints about the 2001 Volvo V70 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Volvo V70 by model year
Other 2001 Volvo models
Newest record on this page: February 14, 2022. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted