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Volvo V70

Every Volvo V70 model year on file, 1992 to 2017. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years93389 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years261992 to 2017
Recall campaigns23Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins3,233Summed across model years
By model year

The 2001 model year drew the most complaints, 221, 24% of the model's total

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

0100200300199219951998200122120042007201020132017
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Speed control leads the Volvo V70 complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Speed control
161
Electrical system
142
Engine and cooling
137
Fuel system
121
Powertrain
108
Brakes
93
Lighting
67
Airbags
51
Seat belts
37
Tires
36
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Volvo V70 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 V70 by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2017Not decoded0NoneNone0027
2016Not decoded0NoneNone1043
2015Not decoded0NoneNone1029
2014Not decoded0NoneNone1022
2013Not decoded0NoneNone1021
2012Not decoded0NoneNone1023
2011Not decoded0NoneNone1025
2010Wagon40.02730240
2009Wagon40.05030223
2008Wagon119.14140241
2007Wagon714.31420203
2006Wagon214.84940199
2005Wagon214.87840203
2004Not decoded8312.08,30060206
2003Wagon326.380050205
2002Wagon7613.295062213
2001Wagon2217.22,10592302
2000Wagon9312.962063222
1999Wagon1694.11,69045217
1998Wagon18714.461355241
1997Sedan333.3160139
1996Not decoded10.01000126
1995Not decoded0NoneNone0022
1994Not decoded0NoneNone0020
1993Not decoded0NoneNone0013
1992Not decoded0NoneNone008
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Volvo V70

  • 21V-800 Oct 14, 2021
    Driver's air bag inflator may explode during deployment, due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to high absolute…
    Airbags · 195k vehicles
  • 20V-378 Jun 30, 2020
    Flexible steel cable that connects the seat belt to the front outboard seating positions may fatigue over time, causing the seat belt to not…
    Seat belts · 308k vehicles
  • 10V-566 Nov 8, 2010
    Volvo is recalling certain vehicles equipped with garmin 760 portable global positioning system (gps) units because the batteries on those units…
    Equipment · 416 vehicles
  • 10V-489 Oct 13, 2010
    There may be an intermittent fault in the driver's airbag clockspring wiring connector for the supplemental restraint system
    Airbags · 9,746 vehicles
  • 09V-483 Dec 18, 2009
    When exposed to certain environmental conditions (hot climate and temperature cycling) over time and in combination with varying fuel quality, the…
    Fuel system · 159k vehicles
  • 09V-218 Jun 12, 2009
    Engine cooling fan may stop working due to a software programming error in the fan control module (fcm)
    Engine and cooling · 18k vehicles
  • 08V-032 Jan 28, 2008
    Certain vehicles equipped with rear integrated booster seats fail to comply with the labeling requirements of federal motor vehicle safety…
    Equipment · 1,900 vehicles
  • 07V-226 Jun 5, 2007
    On certain passenger vehicles, the fuel pressure sensor located on the left end of the fuel rail may, at times, transmit incorrect signal…
    Engine and cooling · 32k vehicles
  • 07E-023 Mar 29, 2007
    Certain cardone master cylinders with part numbers 10-2925, 10-2987, 10-2987mza, 10-3083, 11-3015, 11-3042, 11-3044, 11-3045, 11-3047, 11-3064,…
    Brakes · 13k vehicles
  • 06V-441 Nov 15, 2006
    On certain passenger vehicles, a combination of throttle positioning sensor irregularities, a dirty throttle housing, and/or inefficient software…
    Speed control · 170k vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.