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2006 Volvo XC90: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 3 recall campaigns for the 2006 Volvo XC90. 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 21 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.

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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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Recall campaigns

3 campaigns, newest first. 249,590 units in total.

  1. 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: .

  2. 06V155000Received . 126,743 units.

    Steering / Linkages / Tie Rod Assembly

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    On certain passenger vehicles,the outer tie rod ball joint can deform at high loads causing a loss of the clamping force and the nut may loosen, which may eventually lead to a fatigue fracture of the outer tie rod ball joint.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    The driver may notice that the vehicle is difficult to maneuver increasing the risk of a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will replace the outer ball joint tie rods with improved outer ball joint tie rods free of charge. The recall began on june 23, 2006. Owners may contact volvo at 1-800-458-1552.

    Report filed by VOLVO CARS OF N.A. LLC.. Manufacturer campaign number R157. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  3. 06V144000Received . 122,431 units.

    Visibility / Windshield Wiper/Washer

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    On certain vehicles, if the wiper arm is activated in extreme winter weather conditions and without lifting the wiper arms and cleaning the windshield prior to moving, the wiper arm might slip on its driveshaft, resulting in an inability to move the wipers from the park position.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Inoperative wipers under inclement weather conditions could cause a crash due to impaired visibility.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will replace the wiper arms and retaining nuts. The recall began on september 5, 2006. Owners may contact volvo cars at 1-800-458-1552.

    Report filed by VOLVO CARS OF N.A. LLC.. Manufacturer campaign number R156. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.

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Complaints by component

21 complaints, 28 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.

2006 Volvo XC90: component mentions in complaints
ComponentMentions
Tires8
Electrical System4
Wheels2
Fuel System, Gasoline2
Exterior Lighting2
Seat Belts1
Unknown or Other1
Back Over Prevention1
Equipment1
Service Brakes, Hydraulic1

The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 15.

Complaints that report a crash
2
Complaints that report a fire
0
Injuries in the complaints
1
Deaths in the complaints
0
Date of the newest complaint
12 Oct 2010

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.

Complaints about the 2006 Volvo XC90, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 2007, with 9 complaints.

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.

  1. 20035
  2. 20046
  3. 20056
  4. 20063
  5. 20072
  6. 20083
  7. 20091
  8. 20103
  9. 20111
  10. 20151
  11. 20168
  12. 20177
  13. 20183
  14. 20196
  15. 20207
  16. 20216
  17. 20224
  18. 20236
  19. 20243
  20. 20252

A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.

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Cite this page

Recall Register. 2006 Volvo XC90: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/volvo/xc90/2006/. 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
29 Mar 2018
First complaint in the file
1 Jan 1995
Manufacturer in the recall file
VOLVO CARS OF N.A. LLC.

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2006 Volvo XC90?
249,590 units in 3 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Volvo XC90 have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 35 recall campaigns for the Volvo XC90, model years 2003 to 2025. 3 of them name the 2006 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 2006 Volvo XC90 name most often?
Tires: 8 of 28 component mentions.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2006 Volvo XC90 open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.