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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2005 Volvo XC70 Recalls

The 2005 Volvo XC70 has 3 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on October 14, 2021.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2005 Volvo XC70. 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
27

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
2

in complaints

NHTSA crash test
★★★★★

frontal crash, no overall star before 2011

On a 2005 Volvo XC70, 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 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 2001–2004, 2006–2007 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 2001–2004, 2006–2010 XC70, 8 other models

10V566000: 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 2003–2004, 2006 XC70, 19 other models

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

2005 Volvo XC70 complaints by year

NHTSA has received 27 owner complaints about the 2005 Volvo XC70, the newest on May 2, 2022. Of these, 2 describe a crash (7%); owners reported 1 injury.

In complaints about the 2005 Volvo XC70, the component group named most often is the power train (30%), followed by the electrical system (11%) and the vehicle speed control (11%).

None of the 2005 Volvo XC70's 3 recalls concerns the power train.

Where 2005 Volvo XC70 owners gave the mileage (21 complaints), the median was 78,000 miles.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Power Train8
  • Electrical System3
  • Vehicle Speed Control3
  • Air Bags2
  • Fuel System, Gasoline2
  • Seat Belts2

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2005 Volvo XC70 received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20053
20062
20081
20091
20103
20113
20121
20133
20143
20152
20161
20171
20181
20211
20221

Complaints about the 2005 Volvo XC70 peaked in 2005, when NHTSA received 3. 22% arrived between 2004 and 2008, the model year's first years on the road.

NHTSA crash-test stars

  • Overall: none before 2011
  • Frontal: 5/5
  • Side: 5/5
  • Rollover: 4/5

The 27 complaints about the 2005 Volvo XC70 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Volvo XC70 by model year

Other 2005 Volvo models

Newest record on this page: May 2, 2022. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted