2001 Volvo C70: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 2001 Volvo C70. The newest campaign is 06V441000. NHTSA received the report on 15 Nov 2006. The NHTSA record gives the component Vehicle Speed Control. NHTSA has 7 complaints on file for this model year. 2 NHTSA investigations name 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, 06V441000, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will install the current software upgrade onto the involved vehicles. The recall began on december 29, 2006. Owners may contact volvo at 1-800-458-1552.
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
No tracked figure of this page changed in a data update. What the log tracks
Recall campaigns
2 campaigns, newest first. 415,993 units in total.
06V441000Received . 170,099 units.
Vehicle Speed Control
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
On certain passenger vehicles, a combination of throttle positioning sensor irregularities, a dirty throttle housing, and/or inefficient software calibration may cause a warning lamp to light and the subsequent onset of limp home modes.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
This resulted in a high number of vehicles going into the limp home mode without need.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will install the current software upgrade onto the involved vehicles. The recall began on december 29, 2006. Owners may contact volvo at 1-800-458-1552.
Report filed by VOLVO CARS OF N.A. LLC.. Manufacturer campaign number R155. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
00V405000Received . 245,894 units.
Exterior Lighting / Turn Signal
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. There could be inadequate contact between the bulb and socket which could cause the front turn signal not to function as designed.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
This would fail to warn an approaching driver that the vehicle is turning and could lead to a crash.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will replace the left and right front turn signal bulb and socket.
Report filed by VOLVO CARS OF NA, INC.. Manufacturer campaign number 101. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.
Recall campaign: One recall in the NHTSA recall file, with one campaign number. A campaign can name many makes, models and model years.
Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.
Complaints by component
7 complaints, 13 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 |
|---|---|
| Tires | 4 |
| Vehicle Speed Control | 4 |
| Wheels | 3 |
| Electrical System | 1 |
| Fuel System, Gasoline | 1 |
- Complaints that report a crash
- 0
- Complaints that report a fire
- 0
- Injuries in the complaints
- 0
- Deaths in the complaints
- 0
- Date of the newest complaint
- 27 Dec 2012
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
| Number | Type | Subject | Component | Opened | Closed | Campaign |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EA05021 | Engineering analysis | THROTTLE CONTROL MALFUNCTION | Vehicle Speed Control | 6 Dec 2005 | 12 Dec 2006 | 06V441000 |
| PE05041 | Preliminary evaluation | THROTTLE CONTROL MALFUNCTION | Vehicle Speed Control | 26 Jul 2005 | 7 Dec 2005 |
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 2001 Volvo C70The recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 2001 Volvo C70: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/volvo/c70/2001/. 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 2001 Volvo C70?
- 415,993 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 C70 have for all model years?
- NHTSA lists 10 recall campaigns for the Volvo C70, model years 1998 to 2013. 2 of them name the 2001 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 2001 Volvo C70 name most often?
- Tires: 4 of 13 component mentions.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2001 Volvo C70 open?
- No. Each of the 2 investigations that name this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.