25V179000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM:TRACTION BATTERY
A short circuit in a high-voltage battery increases the risk of a fire.
2021 VOLVO XC90
6 safety recall campaigns, 1 defect investigation, 56 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.
The record
Recall campaigns6
Park it0stop driving until repaired
Investigations1
Owner complaints56
Complaints citing a crash7
Complaints citing a fire0
Complaints are reports from owners of this model year, not findings about any particular vehicle, and a model that sold in large numbers will collect more of them. They are counted here as filed; nothing is inferred from them.
Recall campaigns 6 of 6
23V827000
SEAT BELTS:CRITICAL FASTENERS
An improperly tightened seat belt buckle may not restrain an occupant as intended, increasing their risk of injury during a crash.
23V001000
STEERING
A screw inside the gearbox housing can cause the steering wheel to lock up and increase the risk of a crash.
21V716000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
Separation of the rotor and shaft may cause a reduction in braking assistance and a loss of the Antilock Brake System (ABS) and Electronic Stability Control (ESC), increasing the risk of a crash.
21V682000
SEAT BELTS
An unsecured child restraint system can increase the risk of injury during a crash.
21V001000
AIR BAGS
A detached SRS control unit can decrease the performance of occupant protection systems such as air bags, seat belts, and high voltage battery disconnect, increasing the risk of injury during a crash.
What owners report most
- 8ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- 7ENGINE
- 7SERVICE BRAKES
- 5FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
- 5UNKNOWN OR OTHER
- 3POWER TRAIN
- 2SEAT BELTS
- 2FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING
This page is about a model, not a car
Two 2021 VOLVO XC90s can have entirely different histories, and a recall campaign usually covers a build-date window rather than a whole model year — which a VIN does not encode, so only the door-jamb label settles it. Scanning the VIN adds the decode, the crash tests, the fuel economy and the complaints matched to that exact engine, trim and assembly plant.