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Volvo S90

Every Volvo S90 model year on file, 1991 to 2025. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years688 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years191991 to 2025
Recall campaigns13Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins2,592Summed across model years
By model year

The 1998 model year drew the most complaints, 25, 37% of the model's total

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, all years filed, by model year.

0102030199119931995199725199920172019202120232025
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Brakes leads the Volvo S90 complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Brakes
12
Speed control
8
Electrical system
7
Visibility and wipers
6
Suspension
5
Powertrain
4
Equipment
4
Structure
4
Airbags
3
Wheels
3
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Volvo S90 model year

Peer index compares complaints with the median vehicle of the same model year and body class (100 is the median). It corrects for age, not for how many were sold.

Volvo S90 by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2025Not decoded0NoneNone300
2024Sedan10.0202068
2023Sedan20.02930129
2022Sedan20.02931267
2021Not decoded0NoneNone21197
2020Sedan30.03331215
2019Sedan366.72241322
2018Sedan160.013321465
2017Sedan812.54740542
2016Not decoded0NoneNone2060
1999Sedan10.050217
1998Sedan258.010401132
1997Sedan742.93700136
1996Not decoded0NoneNone0010
1995Not decoded0NoneNone0013
1994Not decoded0NoneNone009
1993Not decoded0NoneNone004
1992Not decoded0NoneNone003
1991Not decoded0NoneNone003
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Volvo S90

  • 25V-908 Dec 23, 2025
    Rearview camera image may not display when the vehicle is placed in reverse
    Back-over prevention · 413k vehicles
  • 25V-282 May 8, 2025
    Rearview camera image may not display when the vehicle is placed in reverse
    Back-over prevention · 413k vehicles
  • 25V-179 Mar 24, 2025
    High-voltage battery may experience a short circuit within the battery module when the battery is fully charged and the vehicle is parked
    Electrical system · 7,483 vehicles
  • 25V-104 Feb 19, 2025
    Windows may be improperly secured and detach
    Visibility and wipers · 15 vehicles
  • 22V-793 Oct 20, 2022
    Electronic control module (ECM) software error may prevent the combustion engine from starting, causing a loss of drive power
    Engine and cooling · 16k vehicles
  • 21V-716 Sep 15, 2021
    Improperly welded rotor and shaft may separate within the integrated brake system
    Brakes · 9 vehicles
  • 21V-414 Jun 2, 2021
    Low-pressure fuel pump can blow a fuse and fail
    Electrical system · 86k vehicles
  • 20V-144 Mar 12, 2020
    Due to a software/hardware incompatibility, the Automatic Emergency Brake (AEB) system may not detect obstacles and engage as intended
    Driver assistance · 122k vehicles
  • 19V-220 Mar 20, 2019
    Driver and passenger front seat rail rear flange nuts may not have been installed during assembly
    Seats · 2,297 vehicles
  • 18V-800 Nov 13, 2018
    Software installed in the Vehicle Connectivity Module (VCM) may have an error causing the Telematics and Driver Support Systems to function improperly
    Electrical system · 18k vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.