2010 Volvo C30: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 2010 Volvo C30. The newest campaign is 10V566000. NHTSA received the report on 8 Nov 2010. The NHTSA record gives the component Equipment / Electrical / Navigational System(Global Positioning System). NHTSA has 4 complaints on file for this model year.
The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.
This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.
Remedy of the newest campaign, 10V566000, in the NHTSA record
Volvo advises owners to please stop using the garmin portable gps device immediately, and visit the garmin website to determine if their unit is affected. The unit's battery will be replaced with a new battery and a spacer will be inserted on top of the battery next to the pcb. This service will be performed free of charge. The safety recall began on november 18, 2010. Owners may contact garmin at 866-957-1981 or visit garmin's website at www.garmin.com/nuvibatterypcbrecall.
Complaint information entered into NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation vehicle owner's complaint database is used with other data sources to identify safety issues that warrant investigation and to determine if a safety-related defect trend exists.
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Since the last update
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Recall campaigns
2 campaigns, newest first. 952 units in total.
10V566000Received . 416 units.
Equipment / Electrical / Navigational System(Global Positioning System)
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Volvo is recalling certain vehicles equipped with garmin 760 portable global positioning system (gps) units because the batteries on those units may overheat.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
An overheated battery could lead to a fire.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Volvo advises owners to please stop using the garmin portable gps device immediately, and visit the garmin website to determine if their unit is affected. The unit's battery will be replaced with a new battery and a spacer will be inserted on top of the battery next to the pcb. This service will be performed free of charge. The safety recall began on november 18, 2010. Owners may contact garmin at 866-957-1981 or visit garmin's website at www.garmin.com/nuvibatterypcbrecall.
Report filed by VOLVO CARS OF N.A. LLC.. Manufacturer campaign number R231. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
10V255000Received . 536 units.
Steering / Gear Box / Shaft Sector
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Volvo is recalling certain model year 2010-2011 c30, model year 2010 s40 and v50 vehicles equipped with 6 speed manual transmissions. The gearshift lever stud assembly may not have been tightened to the correct specification during assembly. If the gearshift lever cable or stud assembly becomes loose, it may not be possible to engage, disengage or shift gears.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
This condition can increase the risk of a vehicle crash.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will torque the gearshift lever stud assembly to the correct specification free of charge. The safety recall began on june 14, 2010. Owners may contact volvo at 1-800-458-1552 or customercare@volvoforlife.com .
Report filed by VOLVO CARS OF N.A. LLC.. Manufacturer campaign number R227. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
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Complaints by component
4 complaints, 5 component mentions.
A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. This model year has fewer than 50 component mentions, so the table shows the number of mentions only.
| Component | Mentions |
|---|---|
| Visibility/Wiper | 2 |
| Wheels | 1 |
| Traction Control System | 1 |
| Air Bags | 1 |
- Complaints that report a crash
- 2
- Complaints that report a fire
- 0
- Injuries in the complaints
- 0
- Deaths in the complaints
- 0
- Date of the newest complaint
- 2 Jan 2018
These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.
Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.
Investigations
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.
Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.
Other model years
The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.
A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.
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Official channels
- NHTSA VIN lookupNHTSA shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle from its VIN or its license plate.
- NHTSA: report a safety problemThe NHTSA form for a complaint about a vehicle, a tire, a child seat or equipment.
- NHTSA page of the 2010 Volvo C30The recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 2010 Volvo C30: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/volvo/c30/2010/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .
Sources
- Source
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
- Licence
- US government work, public domain
- Recall file through
- 29 Sep 2026
- Complaint file through
- 15 May 2019
- First complaint in the file
- 1 Jan 1995
- Manufacturer in the recall file
- VOLVO CARS OF N.A. LLC.
The NHTSA record is the authority. A complaint count is the number of different complaint numbers for the make, the model and the model year. How the register is made. Report an error.
Questions
- How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2010 Volvo C30?
- 952 units in 2 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
- How many recall campaigns does the Volvo C30 have for all model years?
- NHTSA lists 4 recall campaigns for the Volvo C30, model years 2007 to 2013. 2 of them name the 2010 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 2010 Volvo C30 name most often?
- Visibility/Wiper: 2 of 5 component mentions.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2010 Volvo C30 open?
- The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.