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Volvo Bus 9700Years to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 0 owner complaints and 32 safety recalls on record for the Volvo Bus 9700.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaintsBest years—Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints0—Safety recalls322008–2025 model years

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years.

Best & worst years

Volvo Bus 9700 years to avoid

Complaints by model year, colored by the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the 9700 median. Tap a year for its full report.

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2025Too new–/1000 complaints · 3 recalls2024Not rated–/1000 complaints · 4 recalls2023Not rated–/1000 complaints · 5 recalls2022Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls2021Not rated–/1000 complaints · 4 recalls2020Not rated–/1000 complaints · 8 recalls2019Not rated–/1000 complaints · 6 recalls2018Not rated–/1000 complaints · 9 recalls2017Not rated–/1000 complaints · 10 recalls2016Not rated–/1000 complaints · 9 recalls2015Not rated–/1000 complaints · 7 recalls2014Not rated–/1000 complaints · 6 recalls2013Not rated–/1000 complaints · 12 recalls2012Not rated–/1000 complaints · 11 recalls2011Not rated–/1000 complaints · 13 recalls2010Not rated–/1000 complaints · 14 recalls2009Not rated–/1000 complaints · 14 recalls2008Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls
Complaints by system

Most common Volvo Bus 9700 problems

All model years combined: 0 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.
Complaints by system
SystemComplaintsCrash, fire or injury
32 recalls

Volvo Bus 9700 recalls

Newest first. The ring shows the share of affected vehicles repaired, from the manufacturer's latest report to NHTSA.

–Other: labels26V-600 · 2009–2025 · Sep 18, 2026 · 1,236 vehicles75%Emergency: fire supression25V-469 · 2023–2025 · Jul 16, 2025 · 165 vehicles100%Other: labels24V-893 · 2025 · Nov 26, 2024 · 5 vehicles90%Steering24V-524 · 2024 · Jul 9, 2024 · 10 vehicles100%Steering24V-083 · 2024 · Feb 8, 2024 · 8 vehiclesDo not drive23%Equipment adaptive/mobility: wheelchair lift/ramp23V-890 · 2013–2021 · Dec 22, 2023 · 193 vehicles63%Other: labels23V-667 · 2023 · Oct 3, 2023 · 19 vehicles74%Electrical system23V-668 · 2023 · Oct 3, 2023 · 19 vehicles15%Electrical: navigational system(global positioning system)22V-917 · 2022 · Dec 12, 2022 · 20 vehicles36%Exterior lighting22V-841 · 2023 · Nov 15, 2022 · 14 vehicles48%Electrical system: alternator/generator/regulator22V-222 · 2020 · Apr 6, 2022 · 48 vehicles52%Exterior lighting: headlights21V-717 · 2008–2021 · Sep 15, 2021 · 860 vehicles

Showing the 12 newest of 32 recalls. Each model-year page lists all recalls for that year.

3 investigations

NHTSA investigations of the 9700

  1. Alternator Front Bearing FailurePE21011 · 2020 · closed Oct 3, 2022
    Led to recall 22E-030
  2. Seat Belt Buckle Casings may FailEQ19001 · 2016 · closed Aug 20, 2025
    No recall
  3. Discrepancies in Required CFR ReportingAQ18005 · 2017 · closed Aug 4, 2023
    No recall