Volvo Recalls
Check open Volvo recalls by VIN. CheckMyVIN queries NHTSA's live recall API on every lookup — no stale snapshots, no signup.
How Volvo recall lookups work
When you enter a Volvo VIN, CheckMyVIN first decodes the vehicle (make, model, model year) against NHTSA VPIC. Those three fields are then sent to the NHTSA recallsByVehicle API, which returns every open campaign on file. Each result shows the official NHTSA campaign number (format: two-digit year, "V" for vehicle, six-digit sequence — e.g. 19V472000), the affected component, a paraphrased plain-English summary, and the dealer remedy. Volvo dealers perform recall work at no charge regardless of who currently owns the vehicle.
Why check Volvo recalls before buying used?
A used-car dealer is not required to complete open recalls before sale in most US states. Run the VIN before the test drive — if a recall is open, you can either ask the dealer to complete it before delivery, negotiate the price, or schedule the free fix at a Volvo authorized dealer after purchase.
Notable past Volvo recall campaigns
A few well-documented campaigns to show the kind of data CheckMyVIN surfaces per VIN. Click any campaign number for the full record on nhtsa.gov. Summaries below paraphrase the official NHTSA records — verify against the source for the authoritative wording.
NHTSA campaign 20V144000
Forward collision avoidance: automatic emergency braking
2019-2020 Volvo S60, V60, V60 Cross Country, S90L, V90, V90 Cross Country, XC40, XC60, and XC90
Due to a software / hardware incompatibility, the Automatic Emergency Brake (AEB) system may not detect obstacles and engage as intended. AEB is a primary safety system — failure to engage when needed increases crash risk. Volvo dealers reprogram the system at no charge.
NHTSA campaign 23V001000
Steering: double-screw assembly defect in steering gear
2019-2022 Volvo V60 Cross Country, XC60, and XC90
During steering gear assembly, double screws may have been assembled on top of each other; a screw can fall into the gearbox housing during use and jam the gears, causing the steering wheel to lock up unexpectedly. Volvo dealers inspect and replace the steering gear assembly at no charge.
Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, via api.nhtsa.gov/recalls. Campaign numbers and components are verbatim from NHTSA; summaries are paraphrased.
What CheckMyVIN does not do
Some recalls are VIN-specific within a model year — only certain build dates or option packages are affected. NHTSA's public API returns the campaign for the year/make/model; for the final "is my exact VIN affected" answer, Volvo also publishes a VIN-specific lookup on their owners site, and you can search any campaign number on the NHTSA recall portal. CheckMyVIN cites every campaign by its official number so you can verify independently.
Want the full spec decode for this Volvo — engine code, assembly plant, model year, body class — alongside its recall history? Run it through the Volvo VIN Decoder; the report covers both the NHTSA specifications and every open recall in a single sticker.
Researching before you have a VIN in hand? Browse the full Volvo recall archive by model year — every NHTSA campaign since 1990, organized by year and model.