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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2011 Volvo V50 Recalls

The 2011 Volvo V50 has 1 NHTSA safety recall on file, the newest reported on November 22, 2010.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2011 Volvo V50. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
1

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
2

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
0

in complaints

NHTSA crash test
Not rated

On a 2011 Volvo V50, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.

1 recall on the 2011 Volvo V50

Seats

Campaign
10V591000
Reported
November 22, 2010
Vehicles affected
up to 7,420
Risk NHTSA names
crash and injury
Same campaign
also 2009–2010 V50, 3 other models

10V591000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2011 Volvo V50 complaints by year

NHTSA has received 2 owner complaints about the 2011 Volvo V50, the newest on June 30, 2016.

In complaints about the 2011 Volvo V50, the component group named most often is the wheels (50%).

The 2011 Volvo V50's only recall does not concern the wheels.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Unknown Or Other1
  • Wheels1

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2011 Volvo V50 received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20131
20161

Complaints about the 2011 Volvo V50 peaked in 2013, when NHTSA received 1. 50% arrived between 2010 and 2014, the model year's first years on the road.

The 2 complaints about the 2011 Volvo V50 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Volvo V50 by model year

Other 2011 Volvo models

Newest record on this page: June 30, 2016. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted