NHTSA Safety Recalls
2003 Volvo VHD Recalls
The 2003 Volvo VHD has 11 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on October 18, 2012.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2003 Volvo VHD. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 11
- Owner complaints
- 3
- Crashes reported
- 0
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
On a 2003 Volvo VHD, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
11 recalls on the 2003 Volvo VHD
Seat belts
- Campaign
- 12V510000
- Reported
- October 18, 2012
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,496
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 210, seat belt anchorages
- Same campaign
- also 2004–2005, 2007–2008, 2013 VHD, 1 other model
Visibility: windshield wiper/washer: motor
- Campaign
- 09V173000
- Reported
- May 21, 2009
- Vehicles affected
- up to 127,764
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2001, 2004–2005, 2007–2008 VHD, 3 other models
Electrical system: wiring: fuses and circuit breakers
- Campaign
- 07V573000
- Reported
- December 14, 2007
- Vehicles affected
- up to 104,845
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2004–2005, 2007–2008 VHD, 3 other models
Wheels
- Campaign
- 06V213000
- Reported
- June 14, 2006
- Vehicles affected
- up to 873
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2004–2005 VHD
Engine and engine cooling: exhaust system
- Campaign
- 06V021000
- Reported
- January 26, 2006
- Vehicles affected
- up to 33,102
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2004–2005 VHD, 2 other models
Visibility: windshield wiper/washer: motor
- Campaign
- 04V457000
- Reported
- September 17, 2004
- Vehicles affected
- up to 56,154
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2001, 2004 VHD, 1 other model
Seats
- Campaign
- 04V404000
- Reported
- August 12, 2004
- Vehicles affected
- up to 126
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash, injury and death
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 207, seating systems
- Same campaign
- only the 2003 Volvo VHD
Engine and engine cooling
- Campaign
- 04V077000
- Reported
- February 13, 2004
- Vehicles affected
- up to 2,112
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Steering: gear box: shaft pitman
- Campaign
- 04V078000
- Reported
- February 13, 2004
- Vehicles affected
- up to 92
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- only the 2003 Volvo VHD
Trailer hitches: fifth wheel assembly
- Campaign
- 03V204000
- Reported
- May 30, 2003
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,275
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2001 VHD, 2 other models
Seat belts: front: anchorage
- Campaign
- 03V108000
- Reported
- March 20, 2003
- Vehicles affected
- up to 396
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 210, seat belt anchorages
- Same campaign
- also 2001 VHD
2003 Volvo VHD complaints by year
NHTSA has received 3 owner complaints about the 2003 Volvo VHD, the newest on November 23, 2010.
In complaints about the 2003 Volvo VHD, the component group named most often is the electrical system (67%), followed by the engine and engine cooling (67%) and the service brakes, hydraulic (33%).
1 of the 2003 Volvo VHD's 11 recalls also concerns the electrical system.
Component groups named in complaints
- Electrical System2
- Engine And Engine Cooling2
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic1
Complaints received, by year
| 2007 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2003 Volvo VHD peaked in 2007, when NHTSA received 1. 0% arrived between 2002 and 2006, the model year's first years on the road.
The 3 complaints about the 2003 Volvo VHD are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Volvo VHD by model year
Other 2003 Volvo models
Newest record on this page: October 18, 2012. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted