Volvo V90
Registered from 1998 to 2021.
About this model
The Volvo V90 is a mid-size luxury wagon manufactured and marketed by Swedish automaker Volvo Cars from 2016 to 2025. Two months after the introduction of the sedan model, the Volvo S90, the V90 was revealed at the Geneva Motor Show in March 2016.
From the Wikipedia article Volvo V90, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Crash test
| Stability control | Standard |
| Forward collision warning | Standard |
| Lane departure warning | No |
Crash-tested by NHTSA, the American road safety agency.
Specification
| Year | Measured |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 1885 kg · 2940 mm wheelbase · 9.4 L/100km (EPA) · 11.2 L/100km city · 7.4 motorway · Wagon, 4-door |
| 2020 | 1868 kg · 2940 mm wheelbase · 9.4 L/100km (EPA) · 11.2 L/100km city · 7.6 motorway · Wagon, 4-door |
| 2019 | 316 hp · 1868 kg · 2940 mm wheelbase · 9.4 L/100km (EPA) · 11.2 L/100km city · 7.6 motorway · Wagon, 4-door |
| 2018 | 1868 kg · 2940 mm wheelbase · 9.4 L/100km (EPA) · 10.7 L/100km city · 7.6 motorway · Wagon, 4-door |
| 2017 | 2940 mm wheelbase · Wagon, 4-door |
| 1998 | 1609 kg · 2770 mm wheelbase · 13.1 L/100km (EPA) · 14.7 L/100km city · 10.2 motorway · Wagon, 4-door |
Recalls
Filed by the manufacturer with a regulator. A recall is repaired free of charge, whoever owns the car now.
61% of 2021 cars have more recall campaigns than this one, and an ordinary one has 4. More of them means more to check the service record for, not a worse car.
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.
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.
21V001000
A detached SRS control unit can decrease the performance of occupant protection systems such as air bags, seat belts, and high voltage battery disconnect, increasing the risk of injury during a crash.
Volvo Car will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and, as necessary, tighten the SRS control unit mounting screws, free of charge. The recall began February 12, 2021. Owners may contact Volvo Car customer service at 1-888-458-1552. Volvo Car's number for this recall is R10068.
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.
21V682000
An unsecured child restraint system can increase the risk of injury during a crash.
Dealers will inspect and replace the seat belt assemblies, as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed October 13, 2021. Owners may contact Volvo Car customer service at 1-888-458-1552. Volvo Car's number for this recall is R10111.
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.
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 183 bulletins about the 2021 V90.
- Electrical system: 49
- Equipment: 37
- Engine and engine cooling: 15
- Visibility: 12
- Exterior lighting: 9
- Forward collision avoidance: 6
- Structure: 5
- Parking brake: 4
- Steering: 4
- Back over prevention: 3
- Other: 39
- This is a Technical Journal: Text plus 1 .jpg attachment - If remote control key is not detected by the car and shows message in DIM "Car key not found" or if functions such as lock/unlock are not… · June 2026
- This is a Technical Journal: Intermittent knocking noise during acceleration. If the sound corresponds to attached sound file, change front drive shafts to the below part numbers. · June 2026
- This is a Technical Journal: Headlamp condensation inside lens - information/leak test. If the result is not ok (air leak), it is ok to replace the headlamp · June 2026
- This is a Technical Journal: Text plus 2 PDFs and 1 .PNG Oil Consumption test. Perform the test. Follow service procedure Description and Service sections updated to clarify that vehicle reports… · May 2026
- This is a TJ text only - The purpose of this TJ is to be a master reference list to easily identify any components that are on prior approval. This TJ will be regularily updated as items are added or… · May 2026
- This is a Technical Journal: Headlamp condensation inside lens - information/leak test. If the result is not ok (air leak), it is ok to replace the headlamp · April 2026
- This is a TJ - Text only no attachments - If customer experiences an incorrect ambient temperature reading in DIM (Driver Information Module) or reduced A/C performance, follow the advice under… · April 2026
- This is a Technical Journal: Text plus 1 jpg and 1 mp4 file -- If there is a strange chafing or creaking noise when turning the steering wheel, follow the advice under Service. · February 2026
175 more.
Grouped by NHTSA's top-level system; a bulletin filed under a sub-heading counts toward its system.