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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2002 Volvo XC70 Recalls

The 2002 Volvo XC70 has 4 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on October 14, 2021.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2002 Volvo XC70. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
4

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
35

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
0

1 fires

NHTSA crash test
Not rated

On a 2002 Volvo XC70, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.

4 recalls on the 2002 Volvo XC70

Air bags: frontal

Campaign
21V800000
Reported
October 14, 2021
Vehicles affected
up to 194,546
Risk NHTSA names
injury and death
Same campaign
also 2001, 2003–2007 XC70, 1 other model

21V800000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

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 2001, 2003–2010 XC70, 8 other models

10V566000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

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 2001, 2003–2004 XC70, 4 other models

09V483000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Equipment: other: labels

Campaign
03V284000
Reported
August 1, 2003
Vehicles affected
up to 220,407
Same campaign
also 2001, 2003 XC70, 5 other models

03V284000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2002 Volvo XC70 complaints by year

NHTSA has received 35 owner complaints about the 2002 Volvo XC70, the newest on August 20, 2018. Of these, 1 describe a fire.

In complaints about the 2002 Volvo XC70, the component group named most often is the power train (40%), followed by the vehicle speed control (20%) and the engine and engine cooling (14%).

None of the 2002 Volvo XC70's 4 recalls concerns the power train.

Where 2002 Volvo XC70 owners gave the mileage (32 complaints), the median was 80,000 miles.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Power Train14
  • Vehicle Speed Control7
  • Engine And Engine Cooling5
  • Fuel/Propulsion System5
  • Suspension4
  • Visibility3

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2002 Volvo XC70 received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20032
20041
20052
20061
20072
20083
20092
201010
20114
20121
20141
20152
20161
20183

Complaints about the 2002 Volvo XC70 peaked in 2010, when NHTSA received 10. 14% arrived between 2001 and 2005, the model year's first years on the road.

The 35 complaints about the 2002 Volvo XC70 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Volvo XC70 by model year

Other 2002 Volvo models

Newest record on this page: October 14, 2021. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted