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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2005 Volvo S60 Recalls

The 2005 Volvo S60 has 4 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on September 30, 2021.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2005 Volvo S60. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
4

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
44

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
0

in complaints

NHTSA crash test
★★★★☆

frontal crash, no overall star before 2011

On a 2005 Volvo S60, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.

4 recalls on the 2005 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 2001–2004, 2006–2009 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 2001–2004, 2006–2009 S60, 8 other models

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

Equipment: other: labels

Campaign
06V375000
Reported
October 3, 2006
Vehicles affected
up to 19,700
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Federal standard
FMVSS 110, tire selection and rims
Same campaign
also 2006 S60, 2 other models

06V375000: 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 2001–2004, 2006 S60, 19 other models

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

2005 Volvo S60 complaints by year

NHTSA has received 44 owner complaints about the 2005 Volvo S60, the newest on November 9, 2021.

In complaints about the 2005 Volvo S60, the component group named most often is the engine and engine cooling (16%), followed by the electrical system (14%) and the tires (14%).

None of the 2005 Volvo S60's 4 recalls concerns the engine and engine cooling.

Where 2005 Volvo S60 owners gave the mileage (38 complaints), the median was 48,000 miles.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Engine And Engine Cooling7
  • Electrical System6
  • Tires6
  • Fuel System, Gasoline5
  • Structure4
  • Engine3

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2005 Volvo S60 received by NHTSA, by calendar year
200513
20062
20071
20082
20094
20104
20115
20121
20131
20143
20151
20164
20171
20191
20211

Complaints about the 2005 Volvo S60 peaked in 2005, when NHTSA received 13. 41% arrived between 2004 and 2008, the model year's first years on the road.

Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2005 vehicles, the 2005 Volvo S60 drew 1.0× the complaints of the median Volvo S60 year in the same window: 6th 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 44 complaints about the 2005 Volvo S60 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Volvo S60 by model year

Other 2005 Volvo models

Newest record on this page: November 9, 2021. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted