NHTSA Safety Recalls
2003 Volvo S80 Recalls
The 2003 Volvo S80 has 6 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on September 30, 2021.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2003 Volvo S80. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 6
- Owner complaints
- 26
- Crashes reported
- 1
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
1 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2003 Volvo S80, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
6 recalls on the 2003 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 2001–2002, 2004–2006 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 2001–2002 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, 2004–2010 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 2001–2002, 2004–2005 S80, 4 other models
Equipment: other: labels
- Campaign
- 03V284000
- Reported
- August 1, 2003
- Vehicles affected
- up to 220,407
- Same campaign
- also 5 other models
Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: master cylinder
- Campaign
- 07E023000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2002, 2004–2006 S80, 19 other models
2003 Volvo S80 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 26 owner complaints about the 2003 Volvo S80, the newest on February 5, 2024. Of these, 1 describe a crash (4%) and 1 a fire; owners reported 4 injuries.
In complaints about the 2003 Volvo S80, the component group named most often is the fuel system, gasoline (19%), followed by the electrical system (15%) and the air bags (12%).
1 of the 2003 Volvo S80's 6 recalls also concerns the fuel system, gasoline.
Where 2003 Volvo S80 owners gave the mileage (16 complaints), the median was 45,506 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Fuel System, Gasoline5
- Electrical System4
- Air Bags3
- Exterior Lighting3
- Fuel/Propulsion System3
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic3
Complaints received, by year
| 2003 | 3 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 3 | |
| 2005 | 2 | |
| 2006 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 2 | |
| 2012 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 2 | |
| 2016 | 3 | |
| 2021 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2003 Volvo S80 peaked in 2003, when NHTSA received 3. 35% arrived between 2002 and 2006, the model year's first years on the road.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
The 26 complaints about the 2003 Volvo S80 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Volvo S80 by model year
Other 2003 Volvo models
Newest record on this page: February 5, 2024. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted