Volvo S90

Where it stands out against its peers

• Latches/locks/linkages: more complaints than 99% of 2018 cars — 17% of its 36 complaints, where an ordinary 2018 car has 1%.

Same model year only, at least 30 peer cars, zeros included. Every car has a worst part; this shows which, and how far from ordinary it is. A high share means more to check, not a verdict.

Crash test

Crash-tested by NHTSA, the American road safety agency.

Specification

Recalls

Filed by the manufacturer with a regulator. A recall is repaired free of charge, whoever owns the car now.

49% of 2022 cars have more recall campaigns than this one, and an ordinary one has 3. More of them means more to check the service record for, not a worse car.

• 16V690000

  Significant water drainage into the passenger compartment may adversely affect air bag deployment in the event of a crash, increasing the risk of occupant injury.

  Volvo will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the air conditioning drain hose for proper installation, replacing the hose as necessary, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin on November the 14, 2016. Owners may contact Volvo at 1-800-458-1552. Volvo's number for this campaign is R89707.

• 16V798000

  If the seat belt buckle separates from the bracket, the front seat passenger may not be adequately restrained in the event of a crash, increasing their risk of injury in the event of a crash.

  Volvo will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the front passenger seat belt buckle stud, replacing the seat belt buckle as needed, free of charge. The recall began January 2017. Owners may contact Volvo customer service at 1-800-458-1552. Volvo's number for this recall is R89708.

• 17V104000

  If the IC air bags do not deploy properly in the event of a crash, the vehicle occupants have an increased risk of injury.

  Volvo will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and replace the bolts, as necessary, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin April 1, 2017. Owners may contact Volvo customer service at 1-800-458-1552. Volvo's number for this recall is R89714.

• 18V800000

  If the GPS location is not provided to emergency personnel it can inhibit emergency response in the event of a crash or injury.

  Volvo will notify owners, and dealers will correct the software, free of charge. The recall began December 26, 2018. Owners may contact Volvo customer service at 1-800-458-1552. Volvo's number for this recall is R39917.

• 19V220000

  If the nuts are missing, in the event of a crash, the front seat structure and position may be affected, increasing the risk of injury.

  Volvo will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the front seat rails for missing flange nuts, installing them as necessary, free of charge. The recall began May 7, 2019. Owners may contact Volvo customer service at 1-800-458-1552. Volvo's number for this recall is R19931.

• 20V144000

  If the automatic emergency braking system does not engage as intended, it can increase the risk of a crash.

  Volvo will notify owners, and dealers will update the Active Safety Domain Master (ASDM) software, free of charge. The recall began April 9, 2020. Owners may contact Volvo customer service at 1-800-458-1552. Volvo's number for this recall is R29998.

• 21V414000

  Failure of the low-pressure fuel pump can cause a stall, increasing the risk of a crash.

  Dealers will replace the fuse, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed July 2, 2021. Owners may contact Volvo Car customer service at 1-888-458-1552. Volvo Car's number for this recall is R10100.

• 21V716000

  Separation of the rotor and shaft may cause a reduction in braking assistance and a loss of the Antilock Brake System (ABS) and Electronic Stability Control (ESC), increasing the risk of a crash.

  Dealers will replace the hydraulic unit, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed October 22, 2021. Owners may contact Volvo Car customer service at 1-888-458-1552. Volvo Car's number for this recall is R10120.

4 more campaigns have been filed against this model. A dealer can check by VIN which apply to one car.

Regulator investigations

Opened by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation is a question the regulator asked about a possible defect, not a fault it found — most end without a recall.

• Pedestrian alert sounds

  Defect petition, opened January 2023, closed August 2023.

• Inadvertent side air bag deployment

  Preliminary evaluation, opened June 1999, closed October 1999.

What the maker told its dealers

Service bulletins are the manufacturer's own repair guidance to dealers, filed with NHTSA. A bulletin is not a defect finding; the count rises with how many things a maker writes down, not only with how many go wrong.

Volvo filed 68 bulletins about the 2024 S90.

• Electrical system: 29
• Equipment: 17
• Engine and engine cooling: 4
• Exterior lighting: 3
• Power train: 3
• Engine: 2
• Hybrid propulsion system: 2
• Parking brake: 2
• Electronic stability control (esc): 1
• Forward collision avoidance: 1
• Other: 4

• This is a Technical Journal: Chirping noise from engine during engine shutoff. Replace both front camshaft seals · May 2024
• This is a Technical Journal: Check Engine Light in DIM (BCM2 P25A268 / U003700). Download software. · May 2024
• This is a Technical Journal: Check engine light and DTC - ECM P061C48/P060C48. Change engine oil and filter. · May 2024
• This is a Technical Journal: Google acceptance required for SW 3.0.3. Software download. · May 2024
• This is a Technical Journal: LR PHEV IGM P060700/P061A00 Control Module Performance DTCs. Software download · May 2024
• This is a Technical Journal: DIM Message and DTC IEM P0A4000. Erase DTC. -Let the vehicle go to "Abandoned mode" - this can take up to 20 minutes. -Perform a new VIDA readout · May 2024
• This is a Technical Journal. If you experience difficulty programming remote keys on Hybrid vehicles, please follow the advise in Technical Journal under service. · May 2024
• This is a Technical Journal: Fuel Door Won't Open. Using the key fob buttons: • Press the lock button • Wait approximately 10 seconds • Press the unlock button · May 2024

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Grouped by NHTSA's top-level system; a bulletin filed under a sub-heading counts toward its system.