NHTSA Safety Recalls
2006 Volvo XC90 Recalls
The 2006 Volvo XC90 has 3 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on November 8, 2010.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2006 Volvo XC90. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 3
- Owner complaints
- 53
- Crashes reported
- 4
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
4 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2006 Volvo XC90, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
3 recalls on the 2006 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, 2007–2010 XC90, 8 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 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 XC90
2006 Volvo XC90 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 53 owner complaints about the 2006 Volvo XC90, the newest on March 23, 2026. Of these, 4 describe a crash (8%) and 4 a fire; owners reported 3 injuries.
In complaints about the 2006 Volvo XC90, the component group named most often is the electrical system (30%), followed by the tires (15%) and the engine (11%).
None of the 2006 Volvo XC90's 3 recalls concerns the electrical system.
Where 2006 Volvo XC90 owners gave the mileage (41 complaints), the median was 85,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Electrical System16
- Tires8
- Engine6
- Unknown Or Other5
- Exterior Lighting4
- Fuel System, Gasoline3
Complaints received, by year
| 2006 | 3 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 9 | |
| 2008 | 2 | |
| 2009 | 2 | |
| 2010 | 6 | |
| 2011 | 3 | |
| 2012 | 3 | |
| 2013 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 2 | |
| 2015 | 4 | |
| 2016 | 5 | |
| 2018 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 2 | |
| 2021 | 3 | |
| 2022 | 3 | |
| 2023 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 1 | |
| 2026 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2006 Volvo XC90 peaked in 2007, when NHTSA received 9. 30% arrived between 2005 and 2009, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2006 vehicles, the 2006 Volvo XC90 drew 0.9× the complaints of the median Volvo XC90 year in the same window: 6th highest of the 10 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 53 complaints about the 2006 Volvo XC90 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Volvo XC90 by model year
Other 2006 Volvo models
Newest record on this page: March 23, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted