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Volvo V50

3 recalls affect this vehicle. Sorted by severity, then date.

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  • Severity pendingNHTSA·10V255000·2010-06-08

    Volvo Recalls 2010-2011 Models Due to Gearshift Lever Assembly Issue

    Volvo is recalling certain 2010-2011 C30, S40, and V50 vehicles because the gearshift lever stud assembly may not be tightened correctly, potentially preventing gear shifting.

    Product
    VOLVO — VOLVO C30, V50, S40N
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·10V591000·2010-11-22

    Volvo Recalls S40, V50, S60, and XC60 for Front Seat Rail Defect

    Volvo is recalling certain S40, V50, S60, and XC60 vehicles because a defect in the front seat rail detection system may allow the seat to move beyond its intended maximum position, increasing injury risk in a crash.

    Product
    VOLVO — VOLVO S40, V50, S60, XC60
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·10V566000·2010-11-08

    Volvo Recalls Vehicles Due to Overheating GPS Battery Fire Risk

    Volvo is recalling specific models equipped with Garmin 760 GPS units because the batteries may overheat and cause a fire. Owners should stop using the device immediately.

    Product
    VOLVO — VOLVO C70, XC90, V50, S40
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide

NHTSA crash-test safety rating

Federal 5-Star Safety Rating from crash testing. This is a separate government program from the recall(s) above — a high star rating says nothing about whether a specific recall has been fixed, and a recall says nothing about crash-test performance.

Source: NHTSA New Car Assessment Program (NCAP), a federal crash-test program — not a recall record.

Wider context for this vehicle

Beyond the official recalls above. These are third-party figures derived from NHTSA complaint data — useful signal, but not part of our verified recall record.

Federal investigations

  • AQ18005 Audit Query · communication
  • PE13002 Preliminary Evaluation · power train:automatic transmission
  • RQ11001 Recall Query · visibility:glass, side/rear
  • PE10028 Preliminary Evaluation · service brakes, air:supply:hoses, lines/piping, and fittings
  • EA09003 Engineering Analysis · steering:gear box:shaft pitman
  • PE08053 Preliminary Evaluation · steering:linkages:drag:link:connection

Technical service bulletins

454 manufacturer service bulletins across 7 model years. A TSB is repair guidance to dealers, not a safety recall.

Third-party reliability score

  • 2011: 4.6/5 · 2 complaints
  • 2010: 4.4/5 · 2 complaints
  • 2009: 4.4/5 · 2 complaints
  • 2008: 4.7/5
  • 2007: 4.3/5 · 6 complaints · most complained-of: tires

This is ProblemsByVin’s own published heuristic (1 worst – 5 best), not an official rating and unrelated to our severity scale.

Data on this panel comes from ProblemsByVin, derived from US NHTSA owner complaints and recalls, and licensed CC BY 4.0. It is not published by a federal agency and is not part of our verified recall record.

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