Volvo V70
Registered from 1998 to 2010.
About this model
The Volvo V70 is an executive car manufactured and marketed by Volvo Cars from 1996 to 2016 across three generations. The name V70 combines the letter V, standing for versatility, and 70, denoting relative platform size.
From the Wikipedia article Volvo V70, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Crash test
| Stability control | Standard |
| Forward collision warning | Optional |
| Lane departure warning | Optional |
Crash-tested by NHTSA, the American road safety agency.
Specification
| Year | Measured |
|---|---|
| 2010 | 1767 kg · 2820 mm wheelbase · 11.2 L/100km (EPA) · 13.1 L/100km city · 8.7 motorway · Wagon, 4-door |
| 2009 | 1770 kg · 2820 mm wheelbase · 11.8 L/100km (EPA) · 14.7 L/100km city · 9.4 motorway · Wagon, 4-door |
| 2008 | 1770 kg · 2820 mm wheelbase · 12.4 L/100km (EPA) · 14.7 L/100km city · 9.8 motorway · Wagon, 4-door |
| 2007 | 1485 kg · 2760 mm wheelbase · 11.2 L/100km (EPA) · 13.1 L/100km city · 9.0 motorway · Wagon, 4-door |
| 2006 | 1485 kg · 2760 mm wheelbase · 11.8 L/100km (EPA) · 13.1 L/100km city · 9.4 motorway · Wagon, 4-door |
| 2005 | 1485 kg · 2760 mm wheelbase · 11.8 L/100km (EPA) · 13.8 L/100km city · 9.8 motorway · Wagon, 4-door |
| 2004 | 1485 kg · 2760 mm wheelbase · 11.8 L/100km (EPA) · 13.8 L/100km city · 9.8 motorway · Wagon, 4-door |
| 2003 | 1485 kg · 2760 mm wheelbase · 11.8 L/100km (EPA) · 13.8 L/100km city · 9.8 motorway · Wagon, 4-door |
| 2002 | 1630 kg · 2760 mm wheelbase · 11.2 L/100km (EPA) · 13.1 L/100km city · 9.4 motorway · Wagon, 4-door |
| 2001 | 1630 kg · 2760 mm wheelbase · 11.8 L/100km (EPA) · 13.1 L/100km city · 9.4 motorway · Wagon, 4-door |
| 2000 | 1625 kg · 2660 mm wheelbase · 11.8 L/100km (EPA) · 13.8 L/100km city · 9.4 motorway · Wagon, 4-door |
| 1999 | 1691 kg · 2670 mm wheelbase · 11.8 L/100km (EPA) · 13.1 L/100km city · 9.4 motorway · Wagon, 4-door |
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.
Throttle control malfunction
Engineering analysis, opened December 2005, closed December 2006.
Throttle control malfunction
Preliminary evaluation, opened July 2005, closed December 2005.
Headlight failure
Recall query, opened June 2004, closed November 2004.
Turn signal
Preliminary evaluation, opened August 2000, closed December 2000.
Inadvertent side air bag deployment
Preliminary evaluation, opened June 1999, closed October 1999.
Fuel leakage
Preliminary evaluation, opened January 1999, closed June 1999.
Exhaust pipe burns
Preliminary evaluation, opened August 1998, closed October 1998.
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 240 bulletins about the 2010 V70.
- Equipment: 84
- Electrical system: 50
- Equipment adaptive/mobility: 19
- Engine and engine cooling: 10
- Steering: 8
- Exterior lighting: 6
- Tires: 6
- Visibility: 5
- Fuel system, gasoline: 4
- Service brakes, hydraulic: 4
- Other: 44
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232 more.
Grouped by NHTSA's top-level system; a bulletin filed under a sub-heading counts toward its system.