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Volvo S70 recalls

DVSA has published 3 safety recalls that name the Volvo S70 since 1999, 0 of them since 2020. Between them they cover at least 5,769 UK vehicles of this model.

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All Volvo S70 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. S70, V70 · passenger side air bag may inadvertently deploy

    13 Oct 1999 · R/1999/079

    Possibility that passenger side air bag may be sensitive to electrostatic discharge and may inadvertently deploy.

    Fix: Recall affected vehicles and fit an additional grounding wire to electrical system.

    3,685 vehicles · built 1 Jan 1997 to 31 Dec 1998

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.