The manufacturer filed it. Here it is, by model.
Volvo XC70: deaths and injuries the manufacturer reported to NHTSA
Volvo reported 11 incidents alleging a death or injury in a Volvo XC70, model years 2005–2015, in its quarterly Early Warning reports to NHTSA (49 CFR 579.21), through 2026 Q1. Each is a claim the manufacturer received, not a finding; NHTSA does not verify them.
By model year
Source: manufacturer EWR death and injury reports| Model year | Incidents | Killed | Injured |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
The model year is the one the manufacturer named in the report. A model year with its own page links to it.
By the system the claimant named
Source: as the manufacturer reported it| System named | Incidents | Killed |
|---|---|---|
| Air Bags | 3 | 0 |
| Engine and Cooling System | 3 | 0 |
| Steering System | 2 | 0 |
| Electrical System | 2 | 0 |
| Suspension System | 1 | 0 |
| Visibility | 1 | 0 |
| Forward Collision | 1 | 0 |
An incident naming several systems is counted under each. “Fire” and “Other” are categories in the rule, not systems.
Every one of these, dated and numbered
The defect dossier for the Volvo XC70 puts each report beside the recalls, investigations, bulletins and owner complaints on the same system, as a PDF and two CSVs: the Volvo XC70, one system, every model year, numbered as exhibits.
The incidents
Source: VIN shown as NHTSA publishes it: the first eleven characters| Incident | Model year | State | Killed | Injured | Systems named | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-06-18 | 2010 | — | 0 | 1 | Suspension System · Steering System | 2018 Q2 |
| 2017-03-18 | 2010 | MO | 0 | 1 | Steering System | 2017 Q1 |
| 2016-12-27 | 2015 | — | 0 | 1 | Visibility | 2016 Q4 |
| 2016-11-29 | 2015 | — | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2016 Q4 |
| 2016-10-15 | 2012 | VA | 0 | 1 | Electrical System | 2016 Q4 |
| 2016-07-10 | 2010 | — | 0 | 1 | Engine and Cooling System | 2016 Q3 |
| 2016-04-05 | 2010 | — | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2016 Q2 |
| 2015-12-09 | 2015 | — | 0 | 1 | Forward Collision · Electrical System | 2015 Q4 |
| 2015-01-07 | 2015 | — | 0 | 1 | Engine and Cooling System | 2015 Q1 |
| 2012-08-17 | 2005 | MA | 0 | 1 | Engine and Cooling System | 2012 Q3 |
| 2011-09-27 | 2008 | OR | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2011 Q4 |
Each row above is a claim or notice Volvo received alleging a death or injury in a Volvo XC70 and reported to NHTSA as 49 CFR 579.21 requires; NHTSA does not verify it, and a XC70 that sold more will have more rows. All Volvo models · What these reports are, and are not.