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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2005 Volvo V50 Recalls

The 2005 Volvo V50 has 3 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on November 8, 2010.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2005 Volvo V50. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
3

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
18

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
0

in complaints

NHTSA crash test
Not rated

On a 2005 Volvo V50, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.

3 recalls on the 2005 Volvo V50

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 2006–2007, 2009–2010 V50, 8 other models

10V566000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump

Campaign
08V033000
Reported
January 28, 2008
Vehicles affected
up to 23,000
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2006 V50, 1 other model

08V033000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Fuel system, gasoline

Campaign
06V137000
Reported
April 24, 2006
Vehicles affected
up to 16,175
Risk NHTSA names
fire
Same campaign
also 2006 V50, 1 other model

06V137000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2005 Volvo V50 complaints by year

NHTSA has received 18 owner complaints about the 2005 Volvo V50, the newest on February 9, 2018. Owners reported 1 injury.

In complaints about the 2005 Volvo V50, the component group named most often is the engine and engine cooling (33%), followed by the electrical system (17%) and the fuel system, gasoline (17%).

2 of the 2005 Volvo V50's 3 recalls also concern the fuel system, gasoline.

Where 2005 Volvo V50 owners gave the mileage (16 complaints), the median was 61,000 miles.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Engine And Engine Cooling6
  • Electrical System3
  • Fuel System, Gasoline3
  • Fuel/Propulsion System3
  • Suspension3
  • Structure2

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2005 Volvo V50 received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20051
20061
20071
20082
20092
20101
20114
20132
20151
20161
20171
20181

Complaints about the 2005 Volvo V50 peaked in 2011, when NHTSA received 4. 28% arrived between 2004 and 2008, the model year's first years on the road.

The 18 complaints about the 2005 Volvo V50 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Volvo V50 by model year

Other 2005 Volvo models

Newest record on this page: February 9, 2018. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted