NHTSA Safety Recalls
2003 Volvo S60 Recalls
The 2003 Volvo S60 has 7 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on September 30, 2021.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2003 Volvo S60. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 7
- Owner complaints
- 120
- Crashes reported
- 1
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
1 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2003 Volvo S60, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
7 recalls on the 2003 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 2001–2002, 2004–2009 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 2001–2002 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 2001–2002, 2004–2009 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 2001–2002, 2004 S60, 4 other models
Engine and engine cooling
- Campaign
- 07V226000
- Reported
- June 5, 2007
- Vehicles affected
- up to 32,189
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2004 S60, 1 other model
Equipment: other: labels
- Campaign
- 03V284000
- Reported
- August 1, 2003
- Vehicles affected
- up to 220,407
- Same campaign
- also 2001–2002 S60, 5 other models
Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: master cylinder
- Campaign
- 07E023000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2001–2002, 2004–2006 S60, 19 other models
2003 Volvo S60 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 120 owner complaints about the 2003 Volvo S60, the newest on January 18, 2026. Of these, 1 describe a crash (1%) and 1 a fire.
In complaints about the 2003 Volvo S60, the component group named most often is the electrical system (45%), followed by the vehicle speed control (15%) and the engine and engine cooling (13%).
1 of the 2003 Volvo S60's 7 recalls also concerns the engine and engine cooling.
Where 2003 Volvo S60 owners gave the mileage (101 complaints), the median was 79,695 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Electrical System54
- Vehicle Speed Control18
- Engine And Engine Cooling16
- Exterior Lighting9
- Air Bags8
- Structure7
Complaints received, by year
| 2003 | 8 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 6 | |
| 2005 | 15 | |
| 2006 | 6 | |
| 2007 | 4 | |
| 2008 | 3 | |
| 2009 | 5 | |
| 2010 | 13 | |
| 2011 | 5 | |
| 2012 | 14 | |
| 2013 | 9 | |
| 2014 | 6 | |
| 2015 | 9 | |
| 2016 | 7 | |
| 2017 | 3 | |
| 2018 | 3 | |
| 2019 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 2 | |
| 2026 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2003 Volvo S60 peaked in 2005, when NHTSA received 15. 29% arrived between 2002 and 2006, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2003 vehicles, the 2003 Volvo S60 drew 1.6× the complaints of the median Volvo S60 year in the same window: 1st highest of the 10 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 5/5
The 120 complaints about the 2003 Volvo S60 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Volvo S60 by model year
Other 2003 Volvo models
Newest record on this page: January 18, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted