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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2004 Volvo XC70 Recalls

The 2004 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 2004 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
101

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
2

3 fires

NHTSA crash test
Not rated

On a 2004 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 2004 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, 2005–2007 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, 2005–2010 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 XC70, 4 other models

09V483000: 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 2003, 2005–2006 XC70, 19 other models

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

2004 Volvo XC70 complaints by year

NHTSA has received 101 owner complaints about the 2004 Volvo XC70, the newest on September 17, 2025. Of these, 2 describe a crash (2%) and 3 a fire; owners reported 2 injuries.

In complaints about the 2004 Volvo XC70, the component group named most often is the fuel/propulsion system (24%), followed by the suspension (16%) and the electrical system (14%).

None of the 2004 Volvo XC70's 4 recalls concerns the fuel/propulsion system.

Where 2004 Volvo XC70 owners gave the mileage (83 complaints), the median was 90,000 miles.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Fuel/Propulsion System24
  • Suspension16
  • Electrical System14
  • Power Train11
  • Fuel System, Gasoline10
  • Air Bags6

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2004 Volvo XC70 received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20031
20047
20052
20076
20081
200911
201011
20119
20124
20134
20145
20155
201610
20175
20185
20192
20205
20224
20231
20241
20252

Complaints about the 2004 Volvo XC70 peaked in 2009, when NHTSA received 11. 16% arrived between 2003 and 2007, the model year's first years on the road.

The 101 complaints about the 2004 Volvo XC70 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Volvo XC70 by model year

Other 2004 Volvo models

Newest record on this page: September 17, 2025. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted