NHTSA Safety Recalls
2002 Volvo S60 Recalls
The 2002 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 2002 Volvo S60. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 9
- Owner complaints
- 186
- Crashes reported
- 4
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
3 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2002 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 2002 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 2001, 2003–2009 S60, 1 other model
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 2001, 2003 S60, 1 other model
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 2001, 2003–2009 S60, 8 other models
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 2001, 2003–2004 S60, 4 other models
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 2001 S60
Vehicle speed control
- Campaign
- 06V441000
- Reported
- November 15, 2006
- Vehicles affected
- up to 170,099
- Same campaign
- also 2001 S60, 7 other models
Equipment: other: labels
- Campaign
- 03V305000
- Reported
- August 21, 2003
- Vehicles affected
- up to 3,499
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 110, tire selection and rims
- Same campaign
- only the 2002 Volvo S60
Equipment: other: labels
- Campaign
- 03V284000
- Reported
- August 1, 2003
- Vehicles affected
- up to 220,407
- Same campaign
- also 2001, 2003 S60, 5 other models
Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: master cylinder
- Campaign
- 07E023000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2001, 2003–2006 S60, 19 other models
2002 Volvo S60 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 186 owner complaints about the 2002 Volvo S60, the newest on June 22, 2022. Of these, 4 describe a crash (2%) and 3 a fire; owners reported 7 injuries.
In complaints about the 2002 Volvo S60, the component group named most often is the fuel system, gasoline (22%), followed by the electrical system (19%) and the fuel/propulsion system (13%).
2 of the 2002 Volvo S60's 9 recalls also concern the fuel system, gasoline.
Where 2002 Volvo S60 owners gave the mileage (145 complaints), the median was 89,126 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Fuel System, Gasoline40
- Electrical System36
- Fuel/Propulsion System25
- Vehicle Speed Control20
- Tires19
- Power Train15
Complaints received, by year
| 2002 | 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 14 | |
| 2004 | 12 | |
| 2005 | 12 | |
| 2006 | 9 | |
| 2007 | 11 | |
| 2008 | 14 | |
| 2009 | 11 | |
| 2010 | 11 | |
| 2011 | 19 | |
| 2012 | 18 | |
| 2013 | 9 | |
| 2014 | 11 | |
| 2015 | 11 | |
| 2016 | 5 | |
| 2017 | 8 | |
| 2018 | 4 | |
| 2021 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 4 |
Complaints about the 2002 Volvo S60 peaked in 2011, when NHTSA received 19. 22% arrived between 2001 and 2005, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2002 vehicles, the 2002 Volvo S60 drew 1.5× the complaints of the median Volvo S60 year in the same window: 2nd highest of the 10 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
The 186 complaints about the 2002 Volvo S60 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Volvo S60 by model year
Other 2002 Volvo models
Newest record on this page: June 22, 2022. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted