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2002 Volvo S70 Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

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Complaints on fileComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Apr 21, 2015
Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
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Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
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Reports on file since Jun 3, 2002

What this page shows

Our database holds 3 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2002 Volvo S70. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Complaints, most recent first

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Interior & seats
Filed Apr 21, 2015

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 VOLVO S70. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE REPAIRS PERFORMED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V483000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE); HOWEVER, THE TECHNICIAN REFUSED TO PERFORMED THE RECALL REPAIRS DUE TO THE LATCH ON THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BEING FRACTURED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LATCH FRACTURED WITH NO WARNING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

NHTSA ID
10711975
Incident
Apr 20, 2015
Exterior lighting
Filed Oct 18, 2010

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 VOLVO S70. WHILE EXAMINING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD REMAIN ON EVEN WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD BE TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 120,000. UPDATED 01/06/11. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED HE REPAIRED THE VEHICLE BY REPLACING THE RELAYS WITH TWO SMALLER RELAYS. UPDATED 03/02/11

NHTSA ID
10361064
Incident
Oct 16, 2010
Mileage
120,000 mi
Seat belts
Filed Jun 3, 2002

SEATBELT LATCHES ARE NOT IN THE PROPER PLACES. CONSUMER IS HAVING A PROBLEM WITH CHILD SAFETY SEATS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

NHTSA ID
8010904
Incident
Apr 1, 2002

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

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