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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2011 Volvo XC60 Recalls

The 2011 Volvo XC60 has 4 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on June 30, 2020.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2011 Volvo XC60. 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
36

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
2

in complaints

NHTSA crash test
★★★★★

overall, 5 stars max

On a 2011 Volvo XC60, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.

4 recalls on the 2011 Volvo XC60

Seat belts: front

Campaign
20V378000
Reported
June 30, 2020
Vehicles affected
up to 308,260
Risk NHTSA names
crash and injury
Federal standard
FMVSS 209, seat belt assemblies
Same campaign
also 2010, 2012–2016 XC60, 6 other models

20V378000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Seats

Campaign
10V591000
Reported
November 22, 2010
Vehicles affected
up to 7,420
Risk NHTSA names
crash and injury
Same campaign
also 2010 XC60, 3 other models

10V591000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Engine and engine cooling

Campaign
10V579000
Reported
November 17, 2010
Vehicles affected
up to 6,046
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 3 other models

10V579000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Air bags: frontal

Campaign
10V489000
Reported
October 13, 2010
Vehicles affected
up to 9,746
Risk NHTSA names
crash and injury
Same campaign
also 3 other models

10V489000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2011 Volvo XC60 complaints by year

NHTSA has received 36 owner complaints about the 2011 Volvo XC60, the newest on February 5, 2024. Of these, 2 describe a crash (6%).

In complaints about the 2011 Volvo XC60, the component group named most often is the seat belts (22%), followed by the electrical system (17%) and the visibility/wiper (17%).

1 of the 2011 Volvo XC60's 4 recalls also concerns the seat belts.

Where 2011 Volvo XC60 owners gave the mileage (22 complaints), the median was 49,926 miles.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Seat Belts8
  • Electrical System6
  • Unknown Or Other6
  • Visibility/Wiper6
  • Engine3
  • Steering3

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2011 Volvo XC60 received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20101
20112
20123
20132
20143
20155
20161
20171
20182
20196
20204
20211
20223
20231
20241

Complaints about the 2011 Volvo XC60 peaked in 2019, when NHTSA received 6. 31% arrived between 2010 and 2014, the model year's first years on the road.

Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2011 vehicles, the 2011 Volvo XC60 drew 0.7× the complaints of the median Volvo XC60 year in the same window: 7th highest of the 8 ranked years.

That makes 2011 one of the three best-measured Volvo XC60 years.

Volvo XC60 years to avoid →

NHTSA crash-test stars

  • Overall: ★★★★★
  • Frontal: 5/5
  • Side: 5/5
  • Rollover: 4/5

The 36 complaints about the 2011 Volvo XC60 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Volvo XC60 by model year

Other 2011 Volvo models

Newest record on this page: February 5, 2024. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted