NHTSA Safety Recalls
Volvo XC60 Recalls by Year
NHTSA's files hold 19 recall campaigns for the Volvo XC60, across 8 model years from 2010 to 2017. The 2010 has the most (7); the fewest among years with a recall is 2015 (1).
Volvo XC60 years to avoid by our method: 2022 (2.7× the median year).
- Model years
- 8
- Recall campaigns
- 19
- Most recalls
- 2010
- Owner complaints
- 654
2010–2017, with a recall
7 recalls
all model years, NHTSA
Owners have filed 654 complaints with NHTSA about the Volvo XC60 across 16 model years; the most, 75, concern the 2022.
Owners marked a crash on 43 of the Volvo XC60 complaints (7%) and a fire on 7.
Across all Volvo XC60 model years, owners name the electrical system most often (at least 173 complaints), then the visibility/wiper (68).
NHTSA received the most complaints about the Volvo XC60 in 2026: 96, across all model years.
The component recalled most often on the Volvo XC60 is seat belts: front, in 7 model-year listings.
The newest Volvo XC60 recall, 20V378000, was reported on June 30, 2020 and concerns the seat belts: front.
Volvo XC60 years to avoid
The 2022 Volvo XC60 stands out most: 57 complaints between 2021 and 2025, 45% of them naming the electrical system.
The best-measured Volvo XC60 years are 2019 (0.7×), 2011 (0.7×) and 2020 (0.8×).
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
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | First years | vs median year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0 | 36 | — | not ranked |
| 2024 | 0 | 24 | — | not ranked |
| 2023 | 0 | 54 | — | not ranked |
| 2022avoid | 0 | 75 | 57 | 2.7× |
| 2021 | 0 | 49 | 30 | 1.8× |
| 2020 | 0 | 22 | 12 | 0.8× |
| 2019 | 0 | 37 | 12 | 0.7× |
| 2018 | 0 | 36 | 18 | 1.0× |
| 2017 | 4 | 16 | 8 | not ranked |
| 2016 | 3 | 38 | 6 | not ranked |
| 2015 | 1 | 47 | 20 | 1.1× |
| 2014 | 2 | 16 | 7 | not ranked |
| 2013 | 3 | 66 | 4 | not ranked |
| 2012 | 3 | 46 | 6 | not ranked |
| 2011 | 4 | 36 | 11 | 0.7× |
| 2010 | 7 | 56 | 15 | 1.0× |
First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.Volvo XC60 years without a link have no recall page on this site.
What gets recalled most on the Volvo XC60
- SEAT BELTS:FRONT7
- SEATS3
- AIR BAGS3
- SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY2
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE2
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS1
- ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING1
- EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS1
- FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER1
- STRUCTURE:BODY1
Volvo XC60 model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.
Every Volvo XC60 recall campaign (19)
| Campaign | Component | Years | Risk named | Vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20V378000June 30, 2020 | seat belts: front | 2010–2016 | crash and injury | 308,260 |
| 18V800000November 13, 2018 | electrical system: software | 2017 | crash and injury | 17,548 |
| 17V127000March 1, 2017 | air bags | 2017 | injury | 112 |
| 16V918000December 21, 2016 | air bags | 2017 | injury | 376 |
| 16V798000November 2, 2016 | seat belts: front: buckle assembly | 2016–2017 | crash and injury | 74,027 |
| 15V555000September 2, 2015 | electrical system: wiring: fuses and circuit breakers | 2016 | crash | 7,855 |
| 13V377000August 21, 2013 | electrical system | 2014 | crash | 7,767 |
| 13V084000March 5, 2013 | equipment: other: labels | 2013 | crash and injury | 7 |
| 12V439000September 10, 2012 | air bags: frontal: sensor/control module-inactive | 2013 | crash | 9 |
| 12V101000March 14, 2012 | structure: body | 2012 | fire | 2,742 |
| 12V075000February 28, 2012 | electrical system: wiring | 2012 | crash and injury | 32,552 |
| 10V591000November 22, 2010 | seats | 2010–2011 | crash and injury | 7,420 |
| 10V579000November 17, 2010 | engine and engine cooling | 2011 | crash | 6,046 |
| 10V564000November 10, 2010 | air bags | 2010 | crash and injury | 58 |
| 10V489000October 13, 2010 | air bags: frontal | 2011 | crash and injury | 9,746 |
| 09V477000December 15, 2009 | fuel system, other | 2010 | fire | 5,253 |
| 09V463000December 1, 2009 | structure: body: roof and pillars | 2010 | crash | 4 |
| 09V445000November 18, 2009 | seats | 2010 | crash and injury | 8,438 |
| 09V343000September 1, 2009 | electrical system: software | 2010 | crash | 11,993 |
Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the Volvo XC60. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.
Newest record on this page: October 15, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted