NHTSA Safety Recalls
Volvo C30 Recalls by Year
NHTSA's files hold 4 recall campaigns for the Volvo C30, across 5 model years from 2007 to 2011. The 2010 has the most (2); the fewest among years with a recall is 2011 (1).
- Model years
- 5
- Recall campaigns
- 4
- Most recalls
- 2010
- Owner complaints
- 49
2007–2011, with a recall
2 recalls
all model years, NHTSA
Owners have filed 49 complaints with NHTSA about the Volvo C30 across 7 model years; the most, 14, concern the 2011.
Owners marked a crash on 3 of the Volvo C30 complaints (6%) and a fire on 0.
Across all Volvo C30 model years, owners name the visibility/wiper most often (at least 15 complaints), then the vehicle speed control (5).
NHTSA received the most complaints about the Volvo C30 in 2023: 8, across all model years.
The component recalled most often on the Volvo C30 is equipment: electrical: navigational system(global positioning system), in 4 model-year listings.
The newest Volvo C30 recall, 10V566000, was reported on November 8, 2010 and concerns the equipment: electrical: navigational system(global positioning system).
Volvo C30 years to avoid
Too few Volvo C30 model years have a complete complaint window to rank them: 0 of the 5 needed.
The ranking uses owner complaints in each model year's first years on the road, adjusted for NHTSA's complaint volume for that model year. It is not adjusted for sales and is not a reliability rating. Method
Recalls and complaints by model year
First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.Volvo C30 years without a link have no recall page on this site.
What gets recalled most on the Volvo C30
- EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM)4
- STEERING:GEAR BOX:SHAFT SECTOR2
- STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS2
- SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER1
Volvo C30 model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.
Every Volvo C30 recall campaign (4)
| Campaign | Component | Years | Risk named | Vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10V566000November 8, 2010 | equipment: electrical: navigational system(global positioning system) | 2007–2010 | fire | 416 |
| 10V255000June 8, 2010 | steering: gear box: shaft sector | 2010–2011 | crash | 536 |
| 08V329000July 23, 2008 | steering: hydraulic power assist: hose, piping, and connections | 2008–2009 | crash | 1,020 |
| 08V101000March 5, 2008 | service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: master cylinder | 2007 | crash | 1,114 |
Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the Volvo C30. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.
Newest record on this page: February 16, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted