Manufacturer profile

Volvo Bus

Volvo Bus has filed 21 recall campaigns with NHTSA since 2016, covering 4,621 vehicles or units by the manufacturer's own estimates.

Makes in its campaigns
Campaigns filed in 2026 to date1Ranked 155 of 202 manufacturers by campaigns in 2025
Vehicles affected1,2362026 to date
Campaigns on file212016 to 2026
Do-not-drive or park-outside1Campaigns with an advisory

Filed under the name "Volvo Bus Corporation".

Campaigns per year

Volvo Bus has averaged 2 campaigns a year since 2021, below its 2017 peak of 3

Volvo Bus recall campaigns by report date, 2016 to 2026. 2026 runs through October.

0123201620173201820192020202120222023202420252026
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file. The lighter column is a partial year.
Components

Equipment is Volvo Bus's most recalled component since 2016

Volvo Bus campaigns by primary component, 2016 to 2026.

Equipment
6
Electrical system
6
Steering
2
Adaptive equipment
2
Lighting
2
Powertrain
1
Seat belts
1
Speed control
1
Source: NHTSA ODI. Each campaign counted once.
Remedy type

Volvo Bus uses software fixes less than the industry: 0% of its 2024 campaigns

Share of campaigns remedied by a software update, Volvo Bus against all manufacturers, by year.

Volvo BusAll manufacturers
050%100%2016201820202022202420260%18%
Source: NHTSA ODI remedy descriptions, classified by rule (see Methodology).
Model years covered

Model year 2017 is covered by the most Volvo Bus campaigns, 10

Volvo Bus campaigns covering each model year, last fifteen model years. A campaign counts once for each year it covers.

02.557.5102015201620171020182019202020212022202320242025
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.
Latest campaigns

The latest Volvo Bus filings

The ten most recent campaigns, by report date.

Latest Volvo Bus campaigns
CampaignFiledSubjectComponentVehiclesRemedy
26V-600Sep 18, 2026Emergency exit label on the entrance door is missing the exit operating instructionsEquipment1,236Part replacement
25V-469Jul 16, 2025Metallic debris within the electrical connectors of the Automatic Fire Suppression System (AFSS) may cause a short circuit, resulting in a false…Equipment165Inspection
24V-893Nov 26, 2024Emergency exit labels that provide exit identification and operating instructions may not be secured properly, allowing the labels to detachEquipment5Part replacement
24V-524Jul 9, 2024Castellated nuts securing the steering gear link rod to the steering arm and/or the pitman arm may not have been tightened properly, which can…Steering10Repair or modification
24V-083Feb 8, 2024Castellated nut securing the steering gear link rod to the steering arm may be loose and allow the link rod to detachSteering8Repair or modification
23V-890Dec 22, 2023Red beacon lighting on the Threshold Warning System (TWS) may not be bright enoughAdaptive equipment193Part replacement
23V-668Oct 3, 2023Fasteners that secure the power cable connections may not have been tightened securelyElectrical system19Repair or modification
23V-667Oct 3, 2023Emergency window exits may be missing identification and operating instruction labelsEquipment19Repair or modification
22V-917Dec 12, 2022GPS devices may have been installed incorrectly, which can cause an accelerator pedal sensor malfunction and lead to an unexpected loss of drive powerEquipment20Repair or modification
22V-841Nov 15, 2022Emergency light sensors may have been installed incorrectly, causing the emergency lights to fail to activate after a rollover eventLighting14Repair or modification
Source: NHTSA ODI.
Largest campaigns

Volvo Bus's five largest campaigns on file

Vehicles or units affected, millions, any year.

  1. 2026 Emergency exit label on the entrance door…0.00M
  2. 2021 Headlights may not have the correct amount…0.00M
  3. 2016 Affected vehicles are equipped with a power…0.00M
  4. 2020 Transmission C1 hub may fail which may lead…0.00M
  5. 2019 Actuator of the fire extinguisher system…0.00M
Source: NHTSA ODI.