NHTSA Safety Recalls
2003 Volvo XC90 Recalls
The 2003 Volvo XC90 has 5 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on November 8, 2010.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2003 Volvo XC90. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 5
- Owner complaints
- 93
- Crashes reported
- 2
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
2 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2003 Volvo XC90, 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 XC90
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 2004–2010 XC90, 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 2004–2005 XC90, 4 other models
Steering: linkages: tie rod assembly
- Campaign
- 06V155000
- Reported
- May 5, 2006
- Vehicles affected
- up to 126,743
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2004–2006 XC90
Visibility: windshield wiper/washer
- Campaign
- 06V144000
- Reported
- April 28, 2006
- Vehicles affected
- up to 122,431
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2004–2006 XC90
Seat belts: rear/other
- Campaign
- 03V391000
- Reported
- October 10, 2003
- Vehicles affected
- up to 18,692
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2004 XC90
2003 Volvo XC90 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 93 owner complaints about the 2003 Volvo XC90, the newest on June 20, 2022. Of these, 2 describe a crash (2%) and 2 a fire; owners reported 6 injuries.
In complaints about the 2003 Volvo XC90, the component group named most often is the power train (53%), followed by the electrical system (19%) and the suspension (10%).
None of the 2003 Volvo XC90's 5 recalls concerns the power train.
Where 2003 Volvo XC90 owners gave the mileage (79 complaints), the median was 74,650 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Power Train49
- Electrical System18
- Suspension9
- Engine And Engine Cooling7
- Fuel System, Gasoline6
- Structure6
Complaints received, by year
| 2003 | 5 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 9 | |
| 2005 | 1 | |
| 2006 | 3 | |
| 2007 | 6 | |
| 2008 | 18 | |
| 2009 | 14 | |
| 2010 | 14 | |
| 2011 | 7 | |
| 2012 | 2 | |
| 2013 | 4 | |
| 2014 | 2 | |
| 2015 | 6 | |
| 2021 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2003 Volvo XC90 peaked in 2008, when NHTSA received 18. 19% arrived between 2002 and 2006, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2003 vehicles, the 2003 Volvo XC90 drew 0.9× the complaints of the median Volvo XC90 year in the same window: 7th highest of the 10 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
The 93 complaints about the 2003 Volvo XC90 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Volvo XC90 by model year
Other 2003 Volvo models
Newest record on this page: June 20, 2022. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted