NHTSA Safety Recalls
2008 Volvo XC90 Recalls
The 2008 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 2008 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
- 29
- Crashes reported
- 1
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
1 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2008 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 2008 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 2003–2007, 2009–2010 XC90, 8 other models
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
Visibility: defroster/defogger/hvac system
- Campaign
- 07V563000
- Reported
- December 12, 2007
- Vehicles affected
- up to 37,000
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Same campaign
- also 2007 XC90
2008 Volvo XC90 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 29 owner complaints about the 2008 Volvo XC90, the newest on February 4, 2026. Of these, 1 describe a crash (3%) and 1 a fire.
In complaints about the 2008 Volvo XC90, the component group named most often is the electrical system (28%), followed by the engine (21%) and the power train (14%).
None of the 2008 Volvo XC90's 3 recalls concerns the electrical system.
Where 2008 Volvo XC90 owners gave the mileage (25 complaints), the median was 52,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Electrical System8
- Engine6
- Power Train4
- Seat Belts4
- Electronic Stability Control (Esc)3
- Fuel/Propulsion System3
Complaints received, by year
| 2008 | 4 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 2 | |
| 2012 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 4 | |
| 2014 | 2 | |
| 2015 | 4 | |
| 2016 | 2 | |
| 2018 | 2 | |
| 2019 | 4 | |
| 2022 | 1 | |
| 2026 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2008 Volvo XC90 peaked in 2008, when NHTSA received 4. 28% arrived between 2007 and 2011, 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 29 complaints about the 2008 Volvo XC90 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Volvo XC90 by model year
Other 2008 Volvo models
Newest record on this page: February 4, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted