Volvo · NHTSA safety record

2026 Volvo XC90MHEV

Every safety complaint, recall and defect investigation the US government holds on this vehicle.

Owners have filed 5 safety complaints about the 2026 Volvo XC90MHEV with the US government. Of those, 1 person was injured and no death is recorded. One recall campaign is open against it, covering the seat belts.

The most complained-about system is the electrical system, named in 2 complaints, 40% of the total.

Compiled from NHTSA's complaint, recall and investigation files · Covers February 2026 to October 2026 · How this is counted

What is on file

5 complaints on file

Complaints

Describe a crash

Mention fire

People injured

Deaths

A complaint is an unverified account by the person who filed it, not a finding of fault. One complaint is one ODI number, which is how NHTSA counts them.

A recall is the manufacturer conceding a defect, and the repair is free. Whether one covers your particular car is a question only its VIN can answer, because a campaign covers a production range rather than a model year.

Which system owners named

Complaints naming each system

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 2 · 40% 2 40%

BACK OVER PREVENTION 1 · 20% 1 20%

ENGINE 1 · 20% 1 20%

FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE 1 · 20% 1 20%

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 1 · 20% 1 20%

TIRES 1 · 20% 1 20%

UNKNOWN OR OTHER 1 · 20% 1 20%

0 4 8

Red marks a system with a recall campaign against it. One complaint can name several systems, so these add up to more than 5.

Crash test ratings

NHTSA New Car Assessment Program

NHTSA has not crash tested the 2026 Volvo XC90MHEV. Its New Car Assessment Program tests a selection of each year's vehicles and does not reach motorcycles, heavy trucks, motorhomes or most low-volume models, so an absence here says nothing about how the vehicle would perform. It is not a low score.

What owners have reported about this vehicle is below, and it is a different question: a crash test measures what happens to the people inside in a controlled impact, while a complaint records what broke during ordinary use.

Recall campaigns

1 on file

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR

25V589000 · September 10, 2025

The defect: Volvo Car USA, LLC (Volvo Car) is recalling certain 2026 Volvo XC90MHEV, XC60MHEV, V90CCMHEV, and V60CCMHEV vehicles. The torsion bar in the front seat belt retractors may have been damaged during production.
The risk: A damaged retractor may not properly restrain an occupant during a crash, increasing the risk of injury.
The remedy: Dealers will replace both front seat belt retractors, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed November 17, 2025. Owners may contact Volvo Car's customer service at 1-800-458-1552. Volvo Car's number for this recall is R10340. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall will be searchable on NHTSA.gov beginning September 17, 2025.

Volvo Car USA, LLC · up to 1,357 vehicles across all model years covered

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If this is your car and a dealer keeps failing to fix it, your state's lemon law may require the manufacturer to replace it or buy it back. How many repair attempts it takes, and how long you have to file, is set by the state you bought in and by nothing on this page.

Where these numbers come from

Complaints: NHTSA's ODI complaint file, published November 9, 2026. One complaint is one ODI number, which is how NHTSA counts them.
Recalls: NHTSA's recall campaign API, newest campaign on this vehicle filed September 10, 2025.
Investigations: NHTSA's ODI investigation file, published November 9, 2026.

A complaint is one owner's account and has not been verified by NHTSA or by us. A vehicle with more complaints is not necessarily worse: models that sold in larger numbers collect more of them. How this is counted.

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