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2004 Volvo XC90 lighting problems

The 2004 Volvo XC90 has 33 lighting complaints filed with NHTSA — 5% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

33

Lighting complaints

5%

Share of year

0

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Lighting complaints by year

XC90 lighting complaints by model year33 complaints2003: 3 complaints2004: 33 complaints2005: 26 complaints2006: 4 complaints2007: 3 complaints2008: 1 complaints2011: 1 complaints2016: 2 complaints2017: 2 complaints2018: 1 complaints2021: 1 complaints2024: 2 complaints
XC90 lighting complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

I WAS DRIVING, AND JUST AS IT STARTED TO GET DARK, I NOTICED THAT MY LIGHTS DID NOT SEEM TO BE WORKING. I STOPPED AT A PARKING LOT TO CHECK, AND THE LIGHTS WERE IN FACT NOT WORKING. IF I HAD NOT BEEN CLOSE TO HOME, IT WOULD HAVE BEEN A PERILOUS DRIVE HOME; AND, IF IT HAPPENED HALF AN HOUR LATER, I…

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Lighting · March 2, 2011

Common questions

How many lighting complaints does the 2004 Volvo XC90 have?

NHTSA has 33 complaints about the 2004 Volvo XC90 lighting — 5% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.