The 2009 Volvo XC90 has 1 NHTSA recall campaign affecting an estimated 416 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 11 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the electrical system. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Recall campaigns
EQUIPMENT10V5660002010-11-08416 affected
Defect
VOLVO IS RECALLING CERTAIN VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH GARMIN 760 PORTABLE GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM (GPS) UNITS BECAUSE THE BATTERIES ON THOSE UNITS MAY OVERHEAT.
Consequence
AN OVERHEATED BATTERY COULD LEAD TO A FIRE.
Remedy
VOLVO ADVISES OWNERS TO PLEASE STOP USING THE GARMIN PORTABLE GPS DEVICE IMMEDIATELY, AND VISIT THE GARMIN WEBSITE TO DETERMINE IF THEIR UNIT IS AFFECTED. THE UNIT'S BATTERY WILL BE REPLACED WITH A NEW BATTERY AND A SPACER WILL BE INSERTED ON TOP OF THE BATTERY NEXT TO THE PCB. THIS SERVICE WILL BE PERFORMED FREE…
Complaints by component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
3
SERVICE BRAKES
2
ENGINE
1
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
1
STRUCTURE:BODY
1
1injuries
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
1
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
1
WHEELS
1
Total complaints11
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“A plastic fuel pressure sensor bracket holder, part number: 30720139, found on volvo v8 xc90 and s80 (2005-2011) can crack, resulting in a fuel leak within the engine compartment. See attached picture of 30720139, with highlight of plastic assembly. No replacement part is available from volvo,…”
“I have installed a sprintdrive installed in my volvo. Since the installation, I have had several safety and security issues occur that stop once the device is removed. The following issues have occurred: 1) whilst driving on the muskogee turnpike, the cruising control system would disengage. This…”
“I have installed a sprintdrive installed in my volvo. Since the installation, I have had several safety and security issues occur that stop once the device is removed. The following issues have occurred: 1) whilst driving on the muskogee turnpike, the cruising control system would disengage. This…”
“I have installed a sprintdrive installed in my volvo. Since the installation, I have had several safety and security issues occur that stop once the device is removed. The following issues have occurred: 1) whilst driving on the muskogee turnpike, the cruising control system would disengage. This…”
“Rear spare tire dropped off vehicle in traffic sliding across the freeway, catastrophic failure of cable holding rear tire under the vehicle”
“Opened trunk hatch door to put items in trunk and lifted door to the full open position, the hydraulic arms both failed and the full weight of the door fell directly onto head causing severe head injury with residual effects. No problems with trunk door prior to this.”
“Tl* the contact owns a 2009 volvo xc90. While driving approximately 55 mph, the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle was not able to restart. The vehicle was towed to the dealer. The contact was unaware of the repairs that were performed on the vehicle. The failure recurred and a fuse was…”
“During switching off ignition a warning light was visible, on turning on ignition again multiple faults registered on the instrument cluster.no issues prior to this fault occurred. List of faults noticed: 1: srs warning light (instrument cluster notification) 2: abs failure (instrument cluster…”
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL,
FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2009 Volvo XC90 as of
July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page
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