Volvo V70 Recalls

The Volvo V70 has 16 recalls spanning 1998 through 2016, with the most serious being a driver's airbag inflator defect on 2001-2007 models where the inflator can rupture during deployment and send metal fragments into the cabin, causing serious injury or death.

The most recent production years, 2008-2016, have a front seatbelt recall where the belt can fail to properly restrain an occupant in a crash. The 2008 model year also has a compliance issue involving missing warning labels on vehicles equipped with rear integrated booster seats.

The 2004 model year has two significant issues: a front lower control arm that can lose tension at the spindle connection and eventually separate, causing loss of steering control, and a fuel pressure sensor that can send incorrect readings to the engine computer, triggering misfires and possible stall without warning. The 2003 model year has the same fuel pressure sensor problem. The 2002 model year has rear brake light relays that can fail to illuminate when the brake pedal is pressed, leaving following drivers with no indication the vehicle is slowing. The 2001 model year has rear outboard seatbelt anchor bolts that may not have been tightened correctly, and an ISOFIX child restraint bracket with a similar loose-bolt issue that can leave a child seat unsecured in a crash.

Going back to early production, the 2000 model year has a tailgate latch that can fail to lock properly in cold temperatures, allowing the tailgate to swing open while driving. The 1999 model year has a throttle position sensor irregularity that can trigger a warning light and force the engine into a reduced-power limp mode. The 1998 model year has two separate issues: front turn signal bulbs that can lose contact with their sockets and stop signaling turns, and a tailpipe position on third-row-equipped wagons that can burn passengers as they enter or exit through the rear.