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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2004 Volvo S60 Recalls

The 2004 Volvo S60 has 6 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on September 30, 2021.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2004 Volvo S60. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
6

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
198

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
12

12 fires

NHTSA crash test
★★★★☆

frontal crash, no overall star before 2011

On a 2004 Volvo S60, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.

6 recalls on the 2004 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, 2005–2009 S60, 1 other model

21V766000: 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 2001–2003, 2005–2009 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 2001–2003 S60, 4 other models

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

Engine and engine cooling

Campaign
07V226000
Reported
June 5, 2007
Vehicles affected
up to 32,189
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2003 S60, 1 other model

07V226000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Steering: linkages

Campaign
04V029000
Reported
January 16, 2004
Vehicles affected
up to 29,986
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2 other models

04V029000: 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 2001–2003, 2005–2006 S60, 19 other models

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

2004 Volvo S60 complaints by year

NHTSA has received 198 owner complaints about the 2004 Volvo S60, the newest on July 8, 2024. Of these, 12 describe a crash (6%) and 12 a fire; owners reported 8 injuries.

In complaints about the 2004 Volvo S60, the component group named most often is the engine and engine cooling (32%), followed by the fuel system, gasoline (15%) and the engine (11%).

1 of the 2004 Volvo S60's 6 recalls also concerns the engine and engine cooling.

Where 2004 Volvo S60 owners gave the mileage (173 complaints), the median was 79,245 miles.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Engine And Engine Cooling63
  • Fuel System, Gasoline30
  • Engine22
  • Electrical System21
  • Fuel/Propulsion System18
  • Power Train12

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2004 Volvo S60 received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20031
20046
20052
20069
200713
200821
200915
201032
201128
201215
201313
201413
201510
20164
20176
20182
20202
20214
20221
20241

Complaints about the 2004 Volvo S60 peaked in 2010, when NHTSA received 32. 16% arrived between 2003 and 2007, the model year's first years on the road.

Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2004 vehicles, the 2004 Volvo S60 drew 1.4× the complaints of the median Volvo S60 year in the same window: 3rd 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
  • Rollover: 5/5

The 198 complaints about the 2004 Volvo S60 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Volvo S60 by model year

Other 2004 Volvo models

Newest record on this page: July 8, 2024. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted