The manufacturer filed it. Here it is, by model.
Volvo XC90: deaths and injuries the manufacturer reported to NHTSA
Volvo reported 58 incidents alleging a death or injury in a Volvo XC90, model years 2004–2025, 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 and production reports| Model year | Incidents | Killed | Injured | Built | Per 100,000 built |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 2 | 0 | 2 | — | — |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| 2007 | 3 | 0 | 4 | — | — |
| 2008 | 3 | 0 | 3 | — | — |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| 2011 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 2 | — | — |
| 2016 | 10 | 0 | 10 | — | — |
| 2017 | 9 | 0 | 9 | — | — |
| 2018 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 36,073 | 25 |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 36,371 | 8.2 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 33,549 | 6.0 |
| 2021 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 46,602 | 11 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 34,522 | 2.9 |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 40,321 | 7.4 |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 41,954 | 4.8 |
The model year is the one the manufacturer named in the report. A model year with its own page links to it. “Built” is the manufacturer’s cumulative production for the model year from its latest Early Warning production report; the rate is incidents per 100,000 of them.
By the system the claimant named
Source: as the manufacturer reported it| System named | Incidents | Killed |
|---|---|---|
| Air Bags | 12 | 0 |
| Structure | 12 | 4 |
| Seats | 12 | 0 |
| Electrical System | 9 | 0 |
| Forward Collision | 5 | 1 |
| Seat Belts | 5 | 0 |
| Steering System | 4 | 0 |
| Visibility | 4 | 0 |
| Service Brake System | 3 | 0 |
| Engine and Cooling System | 3 | 0 |
| Other | 3 | 0 |
| Exterior Lighting | 2 | 0 |
| Fuel System | 2 | 1 |
| Latch | 2 | 0 |
| Fire | 2 | 1 |
| Lane Departure | 1 | 0 |
| Backover Prevention | 1 | 0 |
| Parking Brake System | 1 | 0 |
| Vehicle Speed Control | 1 | 0 |
| Power Train | 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 XC90 puts each report beside the recalls, investigations, bulletins and owner complaints on the same system, as a PDF and two CSVs: the Volvo XC90, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| not reported | 2025 | — | 0 | 1 | Steering System | 2025 Q4 |
| not reported | 2021 | — | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2025 Q3 |
| not reported | 2020 | — | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2025 Q3 |
| not reported | 2024 | — | 0 | 1 | Engine and Cooling System | 2025 Q2 |
| not reported | 2021 | — | 0 | 1 | Forward Collision · Other | 2025 Q2 |
| not reported | 2017 | — | 0 | 1 | Steering System · Other | 2025 Q2 |
| 2025-05-13 | 2025 | CA | 0 | 2 | Service Brake System | 2025 Q3 |
| not reported | 2024 | — | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2024 Q4 |
| not reported | 2023 | — | 0 | 1 | Forward Collision | 2024 Q4 |
| not reported | 2016 | — | 0 | 1 | Other | 2024 Q4 |
| not reported | 2024 | — | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2024 Q3 |
| 2024-07-27 | 2021 | CH | 1 | 0 | Forward Collision | 2024 Q3 |
| not reported | 2021 | — | 0 | 1 | Seats | 2024 Q1 |
| not reported | 2019 | — | 0 | 1 | Steering System · Lane Departure | 2024 Q1 |
| 2022-08-19 | 2019 | CA | 0 | 1 | Steering System | 2022 Q3 |
| 2022-07-23 | 2019 | IL | 0 | 1 | Backover Prevention | 2022 Q4 |
| 2022-05-18 | 2018 | TE | 0 | 1 | Forward Collision | 2022 Q2 |
| 2021-04-29 | 2021 | — | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System | 2021 Q2 |
| 2020-11-29 | 2013 | — | 0 | 1 | Seats · Structure · Seat Belts · Air Bags | 2020 Q4 |
| 2020-09-16 | 2020 | — | 0 | 1 | Exterior Lighting · Electrical System | 2020 Q3 |
| 2019-09-06 | 2017 | — | 0 | 1 | Electrical System | 2020 Q2 |
| 2019-09-06 | 2017 | — | 0 | 1 | Electrical System | 2019 Q4 |
| 2019-08-20 | 2018 | — | 0 | 1 | Seats · Structure | 2019 Q4 |
| 2019-05-27 | 2018 | — | 0 | 1 | Latch · Structure | 2019 Q2 |
| 2019-04-12 | 2018 | — | 0 | 1 | Fuel System · Engine and Cooling System | 2019 Q2 |
| 2019-03-08 | 2018 | — | 0 | 1 | Electrical System | 2019 Q1 |
| 2019-02-15 | 2018 | — | 0 | 1 | Seats · Structure | 2019 Q1 |
| 2018-12-04 | 2018 | CA | 0 | 1 | Parking Brake System · Service Brake System | 2018 Q4 |
| 2018-04-27 | 2017 | — | 0 | 1 | Forward Collision · Electrical System | 2018 Q2 |
| 2018-03-11 | 2018 | — | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2018 Q1 |
| 2018-03-08 | 2010 | — | 0 | 1 | Structure · Seat Belts · Air Bags | 2018 Q1 |
| 2017-11-10 | 2011 | — | 4 | 1 | Structure | 2018 Q4 |
| 2017-10-23 | 2016 | — | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2017 Q4 |
| 2017-10-19 | 2017 | — | 0 | 1 | Electrical System | 2018 Q1 |
| 2017-09-08 | 2018 | NY | 1 | 1 | Fuel System · Fire | 2018 Q2 |
| 2017-08-22 | 2016 | — | 0 | 1 | Seats · Latch · Structure · Visibility | 2017 Q3 |
| 2017-08-07 | 2016 | — | 0 | 1 | Visibility | 2017 Q3 |
| 2017-06-29 | 2017 | — | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2017 Q3 |
| 2017-05-26 | 2016 | — | 0 | 1 | Vehicle Speed Control · Engine and Cooling System | 2017 Q2 |
| 2017-04-24 | 2017 | — | 0 | 1 | Seats · Seat Belts | 2017 Q2 |
| 2017-03-01 | 2017 | VA | 0 | 1 | Electrical System | 2017 Q1 |
| 2016-11-30 | 2008 | — | 0 | 1 | Seats | 2016 Q4 |
| 2016-09-30 | 2016 | — | 0 | 1 | Exterior Lighting · Electrical System | 2016 Q4 |
| 2016-09-24 | 2016 | — | 0 | 1 | Seats | 2016 Q4 |
| 2016-09-13 | 2016 | — | 0 | 1 | Electrical System | 2016 Q3 |
| 2016-09-12 | 2017 | — | 0 | 1 | Seats | 2016 Q3 |
| 2016-08-08 | 2008 | — | 0 | 1 | Seat Belts · Air Bags | 2016 Q3 |
| 2016-05-09 | 2016 | — | 0 | 1 | Seats · Structure · Air Bags · Visibility | 2016 Q2 |
| 2015-10-29 | 2016 | — | 0 | 1 | Visibility | 2015 Q4 |
| 2014-10-03 | 2005 | — | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2014 Q4 |
| 2014-05-23 | 2008 | — | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2014 Q2 |
| 2013-04-18 | 2007 | — | 0 | 1 | Seats | 2013 Q2 |
| 2013-02-09 | 2007 | — | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2015 Q3 |
| 2012-07-17 | 2013 | — | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2015 Q2 |
| 2011-10-19 | 2007 | TX | 0 | 2 | Power Train | 2011 Q4 |
| 2011-03-02 | 2004 | NY | 0 | 1 | Fire · Seats | 2011 Q1 |
| 2010-12-10 | 2004 | CA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2011 Q1 |
| 2010-11-23 | 2009 | CA | 0 | 1 | Seat Belts | 2011 Q1 |
Each row above is a claim or notice Volvo received alleging a death or injury in a Volvo XC90 and reported to NHTSA as 49 CFR 579.21 requires; NHTSA does not verify it, and a XC90 that sold more will have more rows. All Volvo models · What these reports are, and are not.