NHTSA Safety Recalls
Volvo S80 Recalls by Year
NHTSA's files hold 27 recall campaigns for the Volvo S80, across 17 model years from 2000 to 2016. The 2001 has the most (8); the fewest among years with a recall is 2014 (1).
- Model years
- 17
- Recall campaigns
- 27
- Most recalls
- 2001
- Owner complaints
- 755
2000–2016, with a recall
8 recalls
all model years, NHTSA
Owners have filed 755 complaints with NHTSA about the Volvo S80 across 17 model years; the most, 318, concern the 2000.
Owners marked a crash on 39 of the Volvo S80 complaints (5%) and a fire on 16.
Across all Volvo S80 model years, owners name the vehicle speed control most often (at least 164 complaints), then the electrical system (130).
NHTSA received the most complaints about the Volvo S80 in 2005: 198, across all model years.
The component recalled most often on the Volvo S80 is equipment: electrical: navigational system(global positioning system), in 11 model-year listings.
The newest Volvo S80 recall, 21V766000, was reported on September 30, 2021 and concerns the air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module.
Volvo S80 years to avoid
Too few Volvo S80 model years have a complete complaint window to rank them: 2 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
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | First years | vs median year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 2 | 6 | 1 | not ranked |
| 2015 | 2 | 7 | 3 | not ranked |
| 2014 | 1 | 1 | 1 | not ranked |
| 2013 | 3 | 8 | 3 | not ranked |
| 2012 | 3 | 8 | 1 | not ranked |
| 2011 | 4 | 5 | 2 | not ranked |
| 2010 | 5 | 27 | 8 | not ranked |
| 2009 | 5 | 16 | 1 | not ranked |
| 2008 | 7 | 26 | 3 | not ranked |
| 2007 | 5 | 24 | 1 | not ranked |
| 2006 | 4 | 12 | 1 | not ranked |
| 2005 | 6 | 15 | 2 | not ranked |
| 2004 | 5 | 50 | 9 | not ranked |
| 2003 | 6 | 26 | 9 | not ranked |
| 2002 | 5 | 42 | 8 | not ranked |
| 2001 | 8 | 164 | 29 | not ranked |
| 2000 | 5 | 318 | 61 | not ranked |
First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.Volvo S80 years without a link have no recall page on this site.
What gets recalled most on the Volvo S80
- EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM)11
- SEAT BELTS:FRONT10
- AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE9
- SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER7
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE5
- FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP5
- TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS5
- ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN4
- POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)3
- EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS3
Volvo S80 model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.
Every Volvo S80 recall campaign (27)
| Campaign | Component | Years | Risk named | Vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21V766000September 30, 2021 | air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module | 2001–2006 | injury and death | 259,383 |
| 20V681000November 4, 2020 | air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module | 2001–2003 | injury and death | 54,124 |
| 20V378000June 30, 2020 | seat belts: front | 2007–2016 | crash and injury | 308,260 |
| 15V555000September 2, 2015 | electrical system: wiring: fuses and circuit breakers | 2016 | crash | 7,855 |
| 13V377000August 21, 2013 | electrical system | 2015 | crash | 7,767 |
| 12V415000August 28, 2012 | tires: pressure monitoring and regulating systems | 2013 | crash | 286 |
| 12V317000July 6, 2012 | power train: automatic transmission: control module (tcm/pcm/tecm) | 2011–2013 | crash | 1,469 |
| 12V075000February 28, 2012 | electrical system: wiring | 2012 | crash and injury | 32,552 |
| 11V378000July 26, 2011 | steering: hydraulic power assist: hose, piping, and connections | 2007 | crash | 8,406 |
| 10V579000November 17, 2010 | engine and engine cooling | 2011 | crash | 6,046 |
| 10V566000November 8, 2010 | equipment: electrical: navigational system(global positioning system) | 2000–2010 | fire | 416 |
| 10V489000October 13, 2010 | air bags: frontal | 2010–2011 | crash and injury | 9,746 |
| 10V335000July 22, 2010 | tires: pressure monitoring and regulating systems | 2007–2010 | — | 3,635 |
| 09V483000December 18, 2009 | fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump | 2001–2005 | fire | 158,733 |
| 09V343000September 1, 2009 | electrical system: software | 2008–2010 | crash | 11,993 |
| 09V218000June 12, 2009 | engine and engine cooling: cooling system: fan | 2008–2009 | crash | 17,614 |
| 09V139000April 29, 2009 | electrical system: software | 2007–2008 | crash | 12,303 |
| 08V206000May 6, 2008 | engine and engine cooling: engine | 2008 | crash | 102 |
| 06V441000November 15, 2006 | vehicle speed control | 2000–2001 | — | 170,099 |
| 06V375000October 3, 2006 | equipment: other: labels | 2005–2006 | crash | 19,700 |
| 05V529000November 17, 2005 | electrical system: starter assembly: solenoid | 2005 | fire | 10,259 |
| 04V451000September 13, 2004 | engine and engine cooling: cooling system: fan | 2000–2001 | fire | 149,799 |
| 04V029000January 16, 2004 | steering: linkages | 2004 | crash | 29,986 |
| 03V284000August 1, 2003 | equipment: other: labels | 2003 | — | 220,407 |
| 01V100000March 26, 2001 | seat belts: front: anchorage | 2001 | crash and injury | 3,276 |
| 00V238000August 24, 2000 | suspension: front: control arm: upper ball joint | 2000 | — | 49,488 |
| 07E023000 | service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: master cylinder | 2000–2006 | crash | — |
Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the Volvo S80. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.
Newest record on this page: August 20, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted