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Volvo V90

Every Volvo V90 model year on file, 1985 to 2024. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years171 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years231985 to 2024
Recall campaigns8Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins2,296Summed across model years
By model year

The 1998 model year drew the most complaints, 10, 59% of the model's total

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

02.557.51019851987198919911993199519971019992018202020222024
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Lighting leads the Volvo V90 complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Lighting
5
Structure
3
Brakes
3
Visibility and wipers
2
Engine and cooling
2
Electrical system
2
Wheels
1
Seats
1
Airbags
1
Seat belts
1
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Volvo V90 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 V90 by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2024Not decoded0NoneNone0036
2023Not decoded0NoneNone0098
2022Not decoded0NoneNone30237
2021Wagon10.03320183
2020Wagon10.02520206
2019Wagon10.03330292
2018Wagon20.02910420
2017Not decoded0NoneNone10463
1999Not decoded0NoneNone0210
1998Wagon1010.03301140
1997Wagon10.02500142
1996Not decoded0NoneNone0011
1995Not decoded0NoneNone0014
1994Not decoded0NoneNone0010
1993Not decoded10.0100006
1992Not decoded0NoneNone005
1991Not decoded0NoneNone005
1990Not decoded0NoneNone003
1989Not decoded0NoneNone003
1988Not decoded0NoneNone003
1987Not decoded0NoneNone003
1986Not decoded0NoneNone003
1985Not decoded0NoneNone003
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Volvo V90

  • 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
  • 21V-682 Sep 1, 2021
    Seat belt automatic locking retractors may deactivate early, which can prevent the child restraint system from securing properly
    Seat belts · 19k vehicles
  • 21V-414 Jun 2, 2021
    Low-pressure fuel pump can blow a fuse and fail
    Electrical system · 86k vehicles
  • 21V-001 Jan 7, 2021
    Supplementary Restraint System (SRS) control unit may not have been properly attached to the car body and may detach during a crash
    Airbags · 2,883 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
  • 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.