NHTSA Safety Recalls
2016 Volvo S60 Recalls
The 2016 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 2016 Volvo S60. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 4
- Owner complaints
- 27
- Crashes reported
- 1
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
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On a 2016 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 2016 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 2011–2015, 2017–2018 S60, 6 other models
Latches/locks/linkages: doors: latch
- Campaign
- 19V849000
- Reported
- November 26, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 144,937
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Same campaign
- also 2011–2015, 2017 S60, 3 other models
Seat belts: front: buckle assembly
- Campaign
- 16V798000
- Reported
- November 2, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 74,027
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 210, seat belt anchorages
- Same campaign
- also 2017 S60, 2 other models
Electrical system: wiring: fuses and circuit breakers
- Campaign
- 15V555000
- Reported
- September 2, 2015
- Vehicles affected
- up to 7,855
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 4 other models
2016 Volvo S60 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 27 owner complaints about the 2016 Volvo S60, the newest on October 22, 2026. Of these, 1 describe a crash (4%).
In complaints about the 2016 Volvo S60, the component group named most often is the engine (37%), followed by the electrical system (19%) and the seat belts (11%).
1 of the 2016 Volvo S60's 4 recalls also concerns the electrical system.
Where 2016 Volvo S60 owners gave the mileage (17 complaints), the median was 33,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine10
- Electrical System5
- Unknown Or Other4
- Seat Belts3
- Structure3
- Visibility/Wiper3
Complaints received, by year
| 2015 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 2 | |
| 2018 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 2 | |
| 2020 | 10 | |
| 2021 | 3 | |
| 2022 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 1 | |
| 2026 | 2 |
Complaints about the 2016 Volvo S60 peaked in 2020, when NHTSA received 10. 26% arrived between 2015 and 2019, the model year's first years on the road.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★★
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 5/5
The 27 complaints about the 2016 Volvo S60 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Volvo S60 by model year
Other 2016 Volvo models
Newest record on this page: October 22, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted