Volvo F Series Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 1 safety recall and 0 owner complaints across 2 model years of the Volvo F Series (1979–1980).

Pick your Volvo F Series model year

• 1979
• 1980

All Volvo F Series recalls (1)

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

1. Connection (steering)

   NHTSA 81V074000 Reported June 16, 1981 869 vehicles potentially affected VOLVO OF AMERICA CORP.

   The bolts for the clamp on the drag link may not have been tightened to specifications on the involved vehicles. The looseness can result in wear on the threaded connection between the ball joint and the drag link.

   Remedy: All involved vehicles will have the clamps bolts and nuts replaced and tightened to specifications. If excessive wear is observed on the threaded connection, the entire drag link assembly will be replaced at no charge…

   Model years: 1979, 1980

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.