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Volvo S60 Recalls by Year

NHTSA's files hold 30 recall campaigns for the Volvo S60, across 17 model years from 2001 to 2018. The 2002 has the most (9); the fewest among years with a recall is 2018 (1).

No Volvo S60 model year reaches 2 times the median: the highest, 2003, is at 1.6×.

Model years
17

2001–2018, with a recall

Recall campaigns
30
Most recalls
2002

9 recalls

Owner complaints
1,270

all model years, NHTSA

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Owners have filed 1,270 complaints with NHTSA about the Volvo S60 across 24 model years; the most, 223, concern the 2001.

Owners marked a crash on 59 of the Volvo S60 complaints (5%) and a fire on 28.

Across all Volvo S60 model years, owners name the electrical system most often (at least 226 complaints), then the engine (182).

NHTSA received the most complaints about the Volvo S60 in 2005: 81, across all model years.

The component recalled most often on the Volvo S60 is air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module, in 12 model-year listings.

The newest Volvo S60 recall, 21V766000, was reported on September 30, 2021 and concerns the air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module.

Volvo S60 years to avoid

The best-measured Volvo S60 years are 2022 (0.5×), 2019 (0.6×) and 2015 (0.7×).

The ranking uses owner complaints in each model year's first years on the road, adjusted for NHTSA's complaint volume for that model year. It is not adjusted for sales and is not a reliability rating. Method

Recalls and complaints by model year

NHTSA recalls and owner complaints for the Volvo S60, by model year
YearRecallsComplaintsFirst yearsvs median year
2024022—not ranked
202303—not ranked
202201514
0.5×
2021083not ranked
20200127not ranked
201902513
0.6×
2018141not ranked
20175174not ranked
20164277not ranked
201525815
0.7×
20143257not ranked
201348720
0.8×
2012812122
1.1×
2011653not ranked
2009371not ranked
20082102not ranked
20072217not ranked
20064318not ranked
200544418
1.0×
2004619831
1.4×
2003712035
1.6×
2002918640
1.5×
2001922328
1.0×

First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.Volvo S60 years without a link have no recall page on this site.

What gets recalled most on the Volvo S60

  • AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE12
  • EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM)9
  • EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS9
  • SEAT BELTS:FRONT8
  • FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP7
  • LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH7
  • SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER6
  • ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING3
  • AIR BAGS2
  • ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE2

Volvo S60 model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.

Every Volvo S60 recall campaign (30)

NHTSA recall campaigns covering the Volvo S60, newest first
CampaignComponentYearsRisk namedVehicles
21V766000September 30, 2021air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module2001–2009injury and death259,383
20V681000November 4, 2020air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module2001–2003injury and death54,124
20V378000June 30, 2020seat belts: front2011–2018crash and injury308,260
19V849000November 26, 2019latches/locks/linkages: doors: latch2011–2017injury144,937
17V127000March 1, 2017air bags2017injury112
16V918000December 21, 2016air bags2017injury376
16V798000November 2, 2016seat belts: front: buckle assembly2016–2017crash and injury74,027
15V555000September 2, 2015electrical system: wiring: fuses and circuit breakers2016crash7,855
13V592000November 22, 2013engine and engine cooling: engine2011–2012crash30,929
13V377000August 21, 2013electrical system2014crash7,767
13V084000March 5, 2013equipment: other: labels2013crash and injury7
12V439000September 10, 2012air bags: frontal: sensor/control module-inactive2013crash9
12V101000March 14, 2012structure: body2012fire2,742
12V075000February 28, 2012electrical system: wiring2012crash and injury32,552
11V508000October 18, 2011equipment: other: labels2011–2012crash20,611
11V311000June 6, 2011fuel system, gasoline: delivery: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings2012crash and fire448
11V303000June 1, 2011fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump2012crash8,179
10V591000November 22, 2010seats2009, 2011crash and injury7,420
10V579000November 17, 2010engine and engine cooling2011crash6,046
10V566000November 8, 2010equipment: electrical: navigational system(global positioning system)2001–2009fire416
09V483000December 18, 2009fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump2001–2004fire158,733
07V226000June 5, 2007engine and engine cooling2003–2004crash32,189
07V152000April 5, 2007fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump2001–2002fire2,310
06V441000November 15, 2006vehicle speed control2001–2002—170,099
06V375000October 3, 2006equipment: other: labels2005–2006crash19,700
04V451000September 13, 2004engine and engine cooling: cooling system: fan2001fire149,799
04V029000January 16, 2004steering: linkages2004crash29,986
03V305000August 21, 2003equipment: other: labels2002—3,499
03V284000August 1, 2003equipment: other: labels2001–2003—220,407
07E023000service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: master cylinder2001–2006crash—

Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the Volvo S60. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.

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Newest record on this page: October 22, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted

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