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Volvo 900 Series recalls

DVSA has published 4 safety recalls that name the Volvo 900 Series since 1993, 0 of them since 2020. Between them they cover at least 11,391 UK vehicles of this model.

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All Volvo 900 Series recalls, newest first

  1. 700 SERIES, 800 SERIES, 900 SERIES, S40, S70, S80, S90, V40, V70, V90 · detachable tow bar may work loose

    10 Jan 2003 · R/2003/008

    Under certain conditions the detachable tow bar may work loose resulting in the tow bar becoming detached from the vehicle.

    Fix: Replace the tow ball and housing with a calibrated unit.

    1,042 vehicles

  2. 700 SERIES, 800 SERIES, 900 SERIES, S40, S70, S80, S90, V40, V70, V90 · detachable tow bar may work loose

    11 Jul 2002 · R/2002/097

    A combination of internal and external forces caused the towball to prematurelydetach itself from the towball housing resulting in separation of the trailer from the drawing unit.

    Fix: All towballs and housing will initially be modified and then replaced with calibrated units at a later date.

    1,042 vehicles

  3. 900 SERIES · loss of brake servo assistance

    15 Apr 1998 · R/1998/023

    Heat transmitted from the turbocharger may adversely affect the rubber membrane in the brake servo unit. This could result in loss of brake vacuum assistance and increase the pedal effort and stopping distance when the brakes are applied.

    Fix: The affected vehicles are being recalled for replacement of the brake servo unit and the installation of a heat shield between the servo unit and the turbocharger.

    8,502 vehicles · built 1 Jan 1995 to 31 Dec 1997

  4. 900 SERIES · possible jamming of throttle

    4 Jun 1993 · R/1993/033

    A plastic clip may have been left in the engine air inlet hose during initial assembly. Should this clip be drawn into the throttle housing it may cause the throttle to jam.

    Fix: Recall the affected vehicles and check the engine air inlet hose removing the clip (if present).

    805 vehicles · built 1 Jan 1993 to 31 Dec 1993

Other Volvo models

Source: DVSA recalls register, check-vehicle-recalls.service.gov.uk, copy dated 6 Sep 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. A recall is listed here when DVSA names this model in it; the build dates on each recall say which cars it covers, and a registration check confirms your own.