NHTSA Safety Recalls
2008 Volvo C70 Recalls
The 2008 Volvo C70 has 3 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on October 18, 2011.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2008 Volvo C70. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 3
- Owner complaints
- 22
- Crashes reported
- 2
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
1 fires
On a 2008 Volvo C70, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
3 recalls on the 2008 Volvo C70
Equipment: other: labels
- Campaign
- 11V508000
- Reported
- October 18, 2011
- Vehicles affected
- up to 20,611
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 110, tire selection and rims
- Same campaign
- also 2006–2007, 2009–2012 C70, 1 other model
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 C70, 8 other models
Steering: hydraulic power assist: hose, piping, and connections
- Campaign
- 08V329000
- Reported
- July 23, 2008
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,020
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2009 C70, 3 other models
2008 Volvo C70 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 22 owner complaints about the 2008 Volvo C70, the newest on December 17, 2025. Of these, 2 describe a crash (9%) and 1 a fire; owners reported 1 injury.
In complaints about the 2008 Volvo C70, the component group named most often is the structure (45%), followed by the steering (18%) and the air bags (5%).
1 of the 2008 Volvo C70's 3 recalls also concerns the steering.
Where 2008 Volvo C70 owners gave the mileage (14 complaints), the median was 34,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Structure10
- Steering4
- Unknown Or Other3
- Air Bags1
- Equipment1
- Latches/Locks/Linkages1
Complaints received, by year
| 2008 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 2 | |
| 2012 | 2 | |
| 2013 | 2 | |
| 2016 | 2 | |
| 2017 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 3 | |
| 2021 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 2 |
Complaints about the 2008 Volvo C70 peaked in 2020, when NHTSA received 3. 18% arrived between 2007 and 2011, the model year's first years on the road.
The 22 complaints about the 2008 Volvo C70 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Volvo C70 by model year
Other 2008 Volvo models
Newest record on this page: December 17, 2025. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted