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DVSA recall R/2010/099: Volvo Car XC70, S60, XC60 and 2 more (Engine may seize)

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Volvo Car Xc70, S60, Xc60, V70. Published by the DVSA as R/2010/099 on 16 July 2010. Concern: Engine may seize.

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DVSA referenceR/2010/099
Launched16 July 2010
MakeVolvo Car (listed as VOLVO CAR)
Manufacturer referenceR29123
Vehicles listed1,630

Models

ModelVehiclesBuilt fromBuilt to
XC70326not statednot stated
S60326not statednot stated
XC60326not statednot stated
V70326not statednot stated
S80326not statednot stated

Concern

Engine may seize

Defect, as DVSA words it

On effected petrol and diesel engines a spring clamp on the radiator hose connecting it to the water inlet pipe may be insecure. If not rectified the engine may lose coolant overheat seize and suddenly slow the vehicle rapidly to a halt.

Remedy, as DVSA words it

Recall the vehicles that are likely to be affected to have the radiator hose adequately secured.

What changed since we first read it

Nothing yet. The wording has been the same on every read since 4 September 2026. The file is read again every day; if DVSA rewrites the defect, remedy or concern, the old and new text will appear here with both dates.

The same recall in other registers

No match found in the American, Canadian or European registers by manufacturer reference. A recall can exist abroad under a different reference; this site only claims a match when the reference agrees.

Check this recall on the DVSA service

Read from DVSA's bulk recalls file (RecallsFile.csv, 7 MB) on 17 September 2026; this recall first read on 4 September 2026, read 15 times since. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: DVSA, Check vehicle recalls. CarsMultiverse is an independent site, not an authority: the official notice is the one on the DVSA service.

Volvo Car XC70 in the other registers

This site holds seven national and European registers. Volvo Car XC70 is named on 1 American notices. Those are separate campaigns, filed with separate authorities on their own schedules.

The American register

Nothing here says any of these is this notice in another country. A model recalled in one country is often recalled in another, in different words and at a different time, and the authorities do not cross-reference each other. Reading them together is the reason this site holds more than one register.

Volvo Car elsewhere in this register

Volvo Car is named on 175 notices in the copy of the DVSA’s register held here, of which these are the nearest to this one in time.

The same concern: ENGINE MAY SEIZE

9 notices in this register name ENGINE MAY SEIZE. A defect that keeps returning under one heading is worth reading as a group rather than one notice at a time.

Reading this against the source

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