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Volvo V70 Recalls by Year

NHTSA's files hold 20 recall campaigns for the Volvo V70, across 11 model years from 2000 to 2010. The 2001 has the most (9); the fewest among years with a recall is 2007 (2).

No Volvo V70 model year reaches 2 times the median: the highest, 2001, is at 1.7×.

Model years
11

2000–2010, with a recall

Recall campaigns
20
Most recalls
2001

9 recalls

Owner complaints
574

all model years, NHTSA

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Owners have filed 574 complaints with NHTSA about the Volvo V70 across 11 model years; the most, 221, concern the 2001.

Owners marked a crash on 27 of the Volvo V70 complaints (5%) and a fire on 17.

Across all Volvo V70 model years, owners name the vehicle speed control most often (at least 100 complaints), then the electrical system (83).

NHTSA received the most complaints about the Volvo V70 in 2005: 119, across all model years.

The component recalled most often on the Volvo V70 is equipment: electrical: navigational system(global positioning system), in 10 model-year listings.

The newest Volvo V70 recall, 21V800000, was reported on October 14, 2021 and concerns the air bags: frontal.

Volvo V70 years to avoid

The best-measured Volvo V70 years are 2003 (0.7×), 2005 (0.8×) and 2002 (1.0×).

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

NHTSA recalls and owner complaints for the Volvo V70, by model year
YearRecallsComplaintsFirst yearsvs median year
2010342not ranked
2009341not ranked
20084110not ranked
2007274not ranked
20064219not ranked
200542112
0.8×
200468419
1.1×
200353213
0.7×
200267622
1.0×
2001922137
1.7×
200069326
1.0×

First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.Volvo V70 years without a link have no recall page on this site.

What gets recalled most on the Volvo V70

  • EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM)10
  • AIR BAGS:FRONTAL8
  • EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS6
  • SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER5
  • FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP4
  • ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN4
  • VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL3
  • SEAT BELTS:FRONT3
  • SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE2
  • ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING2

Volvo V70 model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.

Every Volvo V70 recall campaign (20)

NHTSA recall campaigns covering the Volvo V70, newest first
CampaignComponentYearsRisk namedVehicles
21V800000October 14, 2021air bags: frontal2001–2007injury and death194,546
20V378000June 30, 2020seat belts: front2008–2010crash and injury308,260
10V566000November 8, 2010equipment: electrical: navigational system(global positioning system)2001–2010fire416
10V489000October 13, 2010air bags: frontal2010crash and injury9,746
09V483000December 18, 2009fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump2001–2004fire158,733
09V218000June 12, 2009engine and engine cooling: cooling system: fan2008–2009crash17,614
08V032000January 28, 2008equipment: other: labels2008crash and injury1,900
07V226000June 5, 2007engine and engine cooling2003–2004crash32,189
06V441000November 15, 2006vehicle speed control2000–2002—170,099
06V375000October 3, 2006equipment: other: labels2005–2006crash19,700
04V504000October 21, 2004exterior lighting: headlights: switch2000crash97,000
04V451000September 13, 2004engine and engine cooling: cooling system: fan2000–2001fire149,799
04V051000February 2, 2004exterior lighting: brake lights2002crash3,242
04V029000January 16, 2004steering: linkages2004crash29,986
03V284000August 1, 2003equipment: other: labels2001–2003—220,407
01V100000March 26, 2001seat belts: front: anchorage2001crash and injury3,276
01V101000March 26, 2001seat belts: front: anchorage2001crash and injury16,085
00V405000December 6, 2000exterior lighting: turn signal2000crash245,894
00V239000August 24, 2000latches/locks/linkages: tailgate: latch2000—4,957
07E023000service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: master cylinder2000–2001, 2004–2006crash—

Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the Volvo V70. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.

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Newest record on this page: October 21, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted

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