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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2001 Volvo S60 Recalls

The 2001 Volvo S60 has 9 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on September 30, 2021.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2001 Volvo S60. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
9

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
223

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
5

5 fires

NHTSA crash test
★★★★☆

frontal crash, no overall star before 2011

On a 2001 Volvo S60, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.

9 recalls on the 2001 Volvo S60

Air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module

Campaign
21V766000
Reported
September 30, 2021
Vehicles affected
up to 259,383
Risk NHTSA names
injury and death
Same campaign
also 2002–2009 S60, 1 other model

21V766000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module

Campaign
20V681000
Reported
November 4, 2020
Vehicles affected
up to 54,124
Risk NHTSA names
injury and death
Same campaign
also 2002–2003 S60, 1 other model

20V681000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Equipment: electrical: navigational system(global positioning system)

Campaign
10V566000
Reported
November 8, 2010
Vehicles affected
up to 416
Risk NHTSA names
fire
Same campaign
also 2002–2009 S60, 8 other models

10V566000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump

Campaign
09V483000
Reported
December 18, 2009
Vehicles affected
up to 158,733
Risk NHTSA names
fire
Same campaign
also 2002–2004 S60, 4 other models

09V483000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump

Campaign
07V152000
Reported
April 5, 2007
Vehicles affected
up to 2,310
Risk NHTSA names
fire
Same campaign
also 2002 S60

07V152000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Vehicle speed control

Campaign
06V441000
Reported
November 15, 2006
Vehicles affected
up to 170,099
Same campaign
also 2002 S60, 7 other models

06V441000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Engine and engine cooling: cooling system: fan

Campaign
04V451000
Reported
September 13, 2004
Vehicles affected
up to 149,799
Risk NHTSA names
fire
Same campaign
also 3 other models

04V451000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Equipment: other: labels

Campaign
03V284000
Reported
August 1, 2003
Vehicles affected
up to 220,407
Same campaign
also 2002–2003 S60, 5 other models

03V284000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: master cylinder

Campaign
07E023000
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2002–2006 S60, 19 other models

07E023000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2001 Volvo S60 complaints by year

NHTSA has received 223 owner complaints about the 2001 Volvo S60, the newest on June 15, 2023. Of these, 5 describe a crash (2%) and 5 a fire; owners reported 3 injuries.

In complaints about the 2001 Volvo S60, the component group named most often is the fuel system, gasoline (30%), followed by the vehicle speed control (19%) and the electrical system (14%).

2 of the 2001 Volvo S60's 9 recalls also concern the fuel system, gasoline.

Where 2001 Volvo S60 owners gave the mileage (178 complaints), the median was 80,000 miles.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Fuel System, Gasoline68
  • Vehicle Speed Control42
  • Electrical System31
  • Power Train22
  • Engine And Engine Cooling18
  • Fuel/Propulsion System16

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2001 Volvo S60 received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20012
20027
200314
20045
200538
200633
200727
200824
200911
201011
201110
20129
20136
20148
20155
20165
20172
20181
20192
20201
20211
20231

Complaints about the 2001 Volvo S60 peaked in 2005, when NHTSA received 38. 13% arrived between 2000 and 2004, the model year's first years on the road.

Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2001 vehicles, the 2001 Volvo S60 drew 1.0× the complaints of the median Volvo S60 year in the same window: 5th highest of the 10 ranked years.

Volvo S60 years to avoid →

NHTSA crash-test stars

  • Overall: none before 2011
  • Frontal: 4/5
  • Side: 5/5

The 223 complaints about the 2001 Volvo S60 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Volvo S60 by model year

Other 2001 Volvo models

Newest record on this page: June 15, 2023. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted