Volvo 1800 Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 4 safety recalls and 0 owner complaints across 3 model years of the Volvo 1800 (1969–1971).

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• 1969
• 1970
• 1971

All Volvo 1800 recalls (4)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Volvo 1800, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

1. Vehicle speed control

   NHTSA 71V145000 Reported August 24, 1971 4,403 vehicles potentially affected VOLVO OF AMERICA CORP.

   Model years: 1971

2. Gas recirculation valve (egr valve) (engine and engine cooling)

   NHTSA 70V140000 Reported November 24, 1970 1,850 vehicles potentially affected VOLVO OF AMERICA CORP.

   Model years: 1970

3. Vehicle speed control

   NHTSA 69V133000 Reported September 30, 1969 16,000 vehicles potentially affected VOLVO OF AMERICA CORP.

   Model years: 1969

4. Carburetor system (fuel system)

   NHTSA 68V130000 Reported December 4, 1968 27 vehicles potentially affected VOLVO OF AMERICA CORP.

   Model years: 1969

Other Volvo models

• XC901,528 complaints
• S601,266 complaints
• S80954 complaints
• V70933 complaints
• XC60651 complaints
• S70593 complaints
• 850569 complaints
• S40491 complaints

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.