NHTSA Safety Recalls
2008 Volvo XC70 Recalls
The 2008 Volvo XC70 has 8 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on June 30, 2020.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2008 Volvo XC70. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 8
- Owner complaints
- 39
- Crashes reported
- 2
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
1 fires
On a 2008 Volvo XC70, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
8 recalls on the 2008 Volvo XC70
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 2009–2016 XC70, 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 2001–2007, 2009–2010 XC70, 8 other models
Equipment: other: labels
- Campaign
- 10V190000
- Reported
- May 7, 2010
- Vehicles affected
- up to 679
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 110, tire selection and rims
- Same campaign
- also 2009–2010 XC70
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 XC70, 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 1 other model
Equipment: other: labels
- Campaign
- 08V032000
- Reported
- January 28, 2008
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,900
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 213, child restraint systems
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Equipment: other: labels
- Campaign
- 07V566000
- Reported
- December 13, 2007
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,695
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 120, tire and rim selection for vehicles other than cars
- Same campaign
- only the 2008 Volvo XC70
Air bags: frontal
- Campaign
- 07V500000
- Reported
- October 26, 2007
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,601
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- only the 2008 Volvo XC70
2008 Volvo XC70 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 39 owner complaints about the 2008 Volvo XC70, the newest on April 23, 2024. Of these, 2 describe a crash (5%) and 1 a fire.
In complaints about the 2008 Volvo XC70, the component group named most often is the fuel system, gasoline (23%), followed by the air bags (10%) and the electrical system (10%).
1 of the 2008 Volvo XC70's 8 recalls also concerns the air bags.
Where 2008 Volvo XC70 owners gave the mileage (32 complaints), the median was 65,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Fuel System, Gasoline9
- Air Bags4
- Electrical System4
- Engine4
- Fuel/Propulsion System4
- Service Brakes3
Complaints received, by year
| 2007 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 2 | |
| 2009 | 3 | |
| 2010 | 2 | |
| 2011 | 2 | |
| 2012 | 4 | |
| 2013 | 2 | |
| 2014 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 2 | |
| 2016 | 4 | |
| 2017 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 3 | |
| 2019 | 4 | |
| 2020 | 4 | |
| 2021 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2008 Volvo XC70 peaked in 2012, when NHTSA received 4. 26% arrived between 2007 and 2011, the model year's first years on the road.
The 39 complaints about the 2008 Volvo XC70 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Volvo XC70 by model year
Other 2008 Volvo models
Newest record on this page: April 23, 2024. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted