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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2013 Volvo S60 Recalls

The 2013 Volvo S60 has 4 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on June 30, 2020.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2013 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
87

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
5

1 fires

NHTSA crash test
★★★★★

overall, 5 stars max

On a 2013 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 2013 Volvo S60

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 2011–2012, 2014–2018 S60, 6 other models

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

Latches/locks/linkages: doors: latch

Campaign
19V849000
Reported
November 26, 2019
Vehicles affected
up to 144,937
Risk NHTSA names
injury
Same campaign
also 2011–2012, 2014–2017 S60, 3 other models

19V849000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Equipment: other: labels

Campaign
13V084000
Reported
March 5, 2013
Vehicles affected
up to 7
Risk NHTSA names
crash and injury
Same campaign
also 1 other model

13V084000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Air bags: frontal: sensor/control module-inactive

Campaign
12V439000
Reported
September 10, 2012
Vehicles affected
up to 9
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 1 other model

12V439000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2013 Volvo S60 complaints by year

NHTSA has received 87 owner complaints about the 2013 Volvo S60, the newest on September 11, 2026. Of these, 5 describe a crash (6%) and 1 a fire; owners reported 6 injuries.

In complaints about the 2013 Volvo S60, the component group named most often is the engine (41%), followed by the air bags (9%) and the electrical system (8%).

1 of the 2013 Volvo S60's 4 recalls also concerns the air bags.

Where 2013 Volvo S60 owners gave the mileage (55 complaints), the median was 53,000 miles.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Engine36
  • Unknown Or Other13
  • Air Bags8
  • Electrical System7
  • Power Train5
  • Service Brakes5

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2013 Volvo S60 received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20135
20145
20153
20167
20176
20183
201910
202010
202113
20224
202310
20247
20253
20261

Complaints about the 2013 Volvo S60 peaked in 2021, when NHTSA received 13. 23% arrived between 2012 and 2016, the model year's first years on the road.

Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2013 vehicles, the 2013 Volvo S60 drew 0.8× the complaints of the median Volvo S60 year in the same window: 7th highest of the 10 ranked years.

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NHTSA crash-test stars

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

The 87 complaints about the 2013 Volvo S60 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Volvo S60 by model year

Other 2013 Volvo models

Newest record on this page: September 11, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted