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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2003 Volvo XC70 Recalls

The 2003 Volvo XC70 has 5 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on October 14, 2021.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2003 Volvo XC70. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
5

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
24

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
1

in complaints

NHTSA crash test
Not rated

On a 2003 Volvo XC70, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.

5 recalls on the 2003 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 2001–2002, 2004–2007 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 2001–2002, 2004–2010 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 2001–2002, 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 2001–2002 XC70, 5 other models

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

Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: master cylinder

Campaign
07E023000
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2004–2006 XC70, 19 other models

07E023000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2003 Volvo XC70 complaints by year

NHTSA has received 24 owner complaints about the 2003 Volvo XC70, the newest on February 1, 2016. Of these, 1 describe a crash (4%); owners reported 1 injury.

In complaints about the 2003 Volvo XC70, the component group named most often is the power train (21%), followed by the air bags (17%) and the electrical system (17%).

1 of the 2003 Volvo XC70's 5 recalls also concerns the air bags.

Where 2003 Volvo XC70 owners gave the mileage (20 complaints), the median was 115,105 miles.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Power Train5
  • Air Bags4
  • Electrical System4
  • Fuel System, Gasoline4
  • Suspension3
  • Fuel/Propulsion System2

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2003 Volvo XC70 received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20031
20051
20081
20091
20106
20116
20121
20132
20141
20153
20161

Complaints about the 2003 Volvo XC70 peaked in 2010, when NHTSA received 6. 8% arrived between 2002 and 2006, the model year's first years on the road.

The 24 complaints about the 2003 Volvo XC70 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Volvo XC70 by model year

Other 2003 Volvo models

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