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2014 Volvo Bus 9700 Recalls, Complaints & Specs

6 safety recalls list the 2014 Volvo Bus 9700. Check your own VIN below.

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6 safety recalls for the 2014 Volvo Bus 9700

Most recent first. Recall repairs are free at any authorised dealer. Click a recall for the full defect, consequence and remedy text.

  1. Labels (equipment)

    NHTSA 26V600000 Reported 1,236 vehicles potentially affected Volvo Bus Corporation

    Volvo Bus Corporation (Volvo Bus) is recalling certain 2009-2025 Volvo 9700 buses. The emergency exit label on the entrance door is missing the exit operating instructions. As such, these vehicles fail to conform to Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 217, "Bus Emergency Exits and Window Retention and Release."

    Remedy: Prevost will replace the emergency exit identification labels, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed November 3, 2026. Owners may contact Prevost's customer service at 1-866-870-2046.…

  2. Wheelchair lift/ramp (equipment adaptive/mobility)

    NHTSA 23V890000 Reported 193 vehicles potentially affected Volvo Bus Corporation

    Volvo Bus Corporation (Volvo Bus) is recalling certain 2013-2021 9700 buses. The red beacon lighting on the Threshold Warning System (TWS) may not be bright enough. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 403, "Platform Lift Systems."

    Remedy: Prevost will replace the red beacons, free of charge. Owner letters were mailed September 16, 2024. Owners may contact Volvo Bus customer service at 1-866-870-2043. Volvo Bus number for this recall is SR24-81.

  3. Bulbs (exterior lighting) and headlights (exterior lighting)

    NHTSA 21V717000 Reported 860 vehicles potentially affected Volvo Bus Corporation

    Volvo Bus Corporation (Volvo Bus) is recalling certain 2008-2021 9700 vehicles. The headlights may not have the correct amount of light output, and either be too bright, or too dim. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 108, "Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated…

    Remedy: Dealers will replace of the headlight assembly or the bulbs, free of charge. Owners notification letters were mailed September 1, 2023. Owners may contact Volvo Bus' customer service at 1-866-870-2046.

  4. Wheelchair lift/ramp (equipment adaptive/mobility)

    NHTSA 21V597000 Reported 266 vehicles potentially affected Volvo Bus Corporation

    Volvo Bus Corporation (Volvo Bus) is recalling certain 2009-2021 Volvo 9700 vehicles equipped with wheelchair lifts. When the lift's outer barrier is fully deployed, it may not withstand a sufficient amount of force, which could cause it to fail. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle…

    Remedy: Volvo Bus will reinforce the outer barrier with additional supports, free of charge. Interim owner notification letters were mailed on September 28, 2021. Owner notification letters were mailed on March 18, 2022.…

  5. Diesel (engine and engine cooling) and 2 other components

    NHTSA 16V836000 Reported 583 vehicles potentially affected Volvo Bus Corporation

    Volvo Bus Corporation (Volvo Bus) is recalling certain model year 2008-2017 9700 buses manufactured January 7, 2008, to August 25, 2016. The affected vehicles are equipped with a power feed relay for the engine and transmission which may be undersized for the application, causing the relay to fail and the engine to stall.

    Remedy: Volvo Bus will notify owners, and dealers will replace the existing relay with a larger, more robust, relay, free of charge. The recall began on December 20, 2016. Owners may contact Volvo Bus customer service at…

  6. Seats

    NHTSA 14V091000 Reported 121 vehicles potentially affected Volvo Bus Corporation

    Volvo Bus Corporation (Volvo) is recalling certain model year 2009-2014 9700 coaches equipped with a wheelchair lift. In the affected vehicles,the sliding seats, which can be moved to make room for wheelchair passengers, have lock down handles which can be forced to latch in an incorrect location. Locking the seats incorrectly may cause…

    Remedy: Volvo will notify owners, and dealers will install plates along the sliding seat rail to show correct locking positions and provide an addendum to the operator's manual. The recall began on April 28, 2014. Owners may…

No owner complaints on file

NHTSA has no owner complaints on file for the 2014 Volvo Bus 9700. For context, the average model year in NHTSA's database has dozens; a zero can mean a reliable vehicle, a rare one, or both.

Compare Volvo Bus 9700 model years

Recall and complaint counts for every Volvo Bus 9700 model year in NHTSA's database.

Model yearRecallsComplaints
2008 Volvo Bus 970020
2009 Volvo Bus 9700140
2010 Volvo Bus 9700140
2011 Volvo Bus 9700130
2012 Volvo Bus 9700110
2013 Volvo Bus 9700120
2014 Volvo Bus 970060
2015 Volvo Bus 970070
2016 Volvo Bus 970090
2017 Volvo Bus 9700100
2018 Volvo Bus 970090
2019 Volvo Bus 970060
2020 Volvo Bus 970080
2021 Volvo Bus 970040
2022 Volvo Bus 970020
2023 Volvo Bus 970050
2024 Volvo Bus 970040
2025 Volvo Bus 970030

Checking a specific 2014 Volvo Bus 9700

How do I know if my 2014 Volvo Bus 9700 has an open recall?

Enter your 17-character VIN above. The VIN is on the driver's side dashboard (visible through the windshield), the driver's door jamb sticker, and your registration or insurance card. The check runs against NHTSA's live database and tells you which campaigns list your vehicle. 6 campaigns currently list the 2014 Volvo Bus 9700; your car may already have been repaired under some of them.

Is the recall repair free?

Yes. Under federal law, manufacturers must fix safety recalls at no charge for vehicles up to 15 years old from the date of sale to the first owner. Contact any authorised Volvo Bus dealer with your VIN and the NHTSA campaign number (for example 14V091000).

What is the difference between a recall and a complaint?

A recall is a safety campaign filed by the manufacturer or ordered by NHTSA, with a defined defect and remedy. A complaint is a report an owner sent to NHTSA; it is not verified, but patterns of complaints are what trigger NHTSA investigations and, eventually, recalls.

Source: NHTSA recall and complaint databases and EPA fuel economy data, October 2026. Complaint counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. Recall counts are safety campaigns that list this model year; whether a particular car was already repaired depends on its VIN. How this data is compiled.