NHTSA Safety Recalls
2004 Volvo XC90 Recalls
The 2004 Volvo XC90 has 6 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on November 8, 2010.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2004 Volvo XC90. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 6
- Owner complaints
- 462
- Crashes reported
- 9
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
3 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2004 Volvo XC90, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
6 recalls on the 2004 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 2003, 2005–2010 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 2003, 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 2003, 2005–2006 XC90
Visibility: windshield wiper/washer
- Campaign
- 06V144000
- Reported
- April 28, 2006
- Vehicles affected
- up to 122,431
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2003, 2005–2006 XC90
Wheels
- Campaign
- 03V434000
- Reported
- November 4, 2003
- Vehicles affected
- up to 2,586
- Same campaign
- only the 2004 Volvo 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 2003 XC90
2004 Volvo XC90 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 462 owner complaints about the 2004 Volvo XC90, the newest on March 9, 2025. Of these, 9 describe a crash (2%) and 3 a fire; owners reported 8 injuries.
In complaints about the 2004 Volvo XC90, the component group named most often is the electrical system (34%), followed by the power train (31%) and the fuel system, gasoline (9%).
1 of the 2004 Volvo XC90's 6 recalls also concerns the fuel system, gasoline.
Where 2004 Volvo XC90 owners gave the mileage (410 complaints), the median was 86,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Electrical System158
- Power Train145
- Fuel System, Gasoline40
- Fuel/Propulsion System34
- Exterior Lighting32
- Air Bags31
Complaints received, by year
| 2003 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 14 | |
| 2005 | 8 | |
| 2006 | 13 | |
| 2007 | 10 | |
| 2008 | 47 | |
| 2009 | 57 | |
| 2010 | 84 | |
| 2011 | 58 | |
| 2012 | 31 | |
| 2013 | 20 | |
| 2014 | 30 | |
| 2015 | 28 | |
| 2016 | 17 | |
| 2017 | 12 | |
| 2018 | 8 | |
| 2019 | 7 | |
| 2020 | 2 | |
| 2021 | 7 | |
| 2022 | 3 | |
| 2023 | 3 | |
| 2024 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2004 Volvo XC90 peaked in 2010, when NHTSA received 84. 10% arrived between 2003 and 2007, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2004 vehicles, the 2004 Volvo XC90 drew 2.4× the complaints of the median Volvo XC90 year in the same window: 2nd highest of the 10 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 462 complaints about the 2004 Volvo XC90 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Volvo XC90 by model year
Other 2004 Volvo models
Newest record on this page: March 9, 2025. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted