NHTSA Safety Recalls
2008 Volvo S80 Recalls
The 2008 Volvo S80 has 7 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on June 30, 2020.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2008 Volvo S80. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 7
- Owner complaints
- 26
- Crashes reported
- 4
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
On a 2008 Volvo S80, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
7 recalls on the 2008 Volvo S80
Seat belts: front
- Campaign
- 20V378000
- Reported
- June 30, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 308,260
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 209, seat belt assemblies
- Same campaign
- also 2007, 2009–2016 S80, 6 other models
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 2000–2007, 2009–2010 S80, 8 other models
Tires: pressure monitoring and regulating systems
- Campaign
- 10V335000
- Reported
- July 22, 2010
- Vehicles affected
- up to 3,635
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 110, tire selection and rims
- Same campaign
- also 2007, 2009–2010 S80
Electrical system: software
- Campaign
- 09V343000
- Reported
- September 1, 2009
- Vehicles affected
- up to 11,993
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2009–2010 S80, 2 other models
Engine and engine cooling: cooling system: fan
- Campaign
- 09V218000
- Reported
- June 12, 2009
- Vehicles affected
- up to 17,614
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2009 S80, 2 other models
Electrical system: software
- Campaign
- 09V139000
- Reported
- April 29, 2009
- Vehicles affected
- up to 12,303
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2007 S80, 1 other model
Engine and engine cooling: engine
- Campaign
- 08V206000
- Reported
- May 6, 2008
- Vehicles affected
- up to 102
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
2008 Volvo S80 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 26 owner complaints about the 2008 Volvo S80, the newest on August 20, 2026. Of these, 4 describe a crash (15%); owners reported 3 injuries.
In complaints about the 2008 Volvo S80, the component group named most often is the fuel/propulsion system (23%), followed by the electrical system (19%) and the seat belts (15%).
2 of the 2008 Volvo S80's 7 recalls also concern the electrical system.
Where 2008 Volvo S80 owners gave the mileage (18 complaints), the median was 65,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Fuel/Propulsion System6
- Electrical System5
- Seat Belts4
- Unknown Or Other4
- Structure3
- Visibility3
Complaints received, by year
| 2008 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 3 | |
| 2013 | 3 | |
| 2014 | 2 | |
| 2015 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 2 | |
| 2018 | 4 | |
| 2020 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 2 | |
| 2025 | 1 | |
| 2026 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2008 Volvo S80 peaked in 2018, when NHTSA received 4. 12% arrived between 2007 and 2011, the model year's first years on the road.
The 26 complaints about the 2008 Volvo S80 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Volvo S80 by model year
Other 2008 Volvo models
Newest record on this page: August 20, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted