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Volvo S60

Every Volvo S60 model year on file, 1993 to 2025. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years1,265100 involved a crash, fire, injury or death

Model years281993 to 2025

Recall campaigns41Distinct campaigns listing it

Service bulletins5,083Summed across model years

By model year

The 2001 model year drew the most complaints, 223

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, all years filed, by model year.

Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.

Components

Engine and cooling leads the Volvo S60 complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Engine and cooling

322

Fuel system

265

Electrical system

225

Speed control

123

Powertrain

Airbags

Brakes

Tires

Structure

Steering

Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.

Model years

The record for each Volvo S60 model year

Peer index compares complaints with the median vehicle of the same model year and body class (100 is the median). It corrects for age, not for how many were sold.

Volvo S60 by model year
Year	Body	Complaints	Severity index	Peer index	Recalls	Investigations	Bulletins
2025	Not decoded	0	None	None	2	0	0
2024	Sedan	20	15.0	400	3	0	75
2023	Sedan	3	0.0	43	6	0	144
2022	Sedan	15	0.0	214	4	1	203
2021	Sedan	8	0.0	94	3	1	199
2020	Sedan	11	9.1	122	4	1	226
2019	Sedan	25	16.0	185	4	1	276
2018	Sedan	4	0.0	33	1	0	188
2017	Sedan	17	17.6	100	5	0	257
2016	Sedan	25	4.0	179	4	0	350
2015	Sedan	58	8.6	363	2	0	338
2014	Sedan	25	8.0	125	3	0	270
2013	Sedan	87	9.2	264	4	0	271
2012	Sedan	121	12.4	403	8	0	268
2011	Sedan	5	60.0	25	6	0	254
2010	Not decoded	0	None	None	0	0	50
2009	Sedan	7	14.3	25	3	0	170
2008	Sedan	10	40.0	28	2	0	177
2007	Sedan	21	14.3	51	2	0	178
2006	Sedan	31	3.2	65	4	0	169
2005	Sedan	44	0.0	92	4	0	174
2004	Sedan	198	12.1	495	6	0	182
2003	Sedan	120	1.7	364	7	0	178
2002	Sedan	186	4.8	715	9	2	186
2001	Sedan	223	4.9	1,014	9	3	249
2000	Sedan	1	0.0	3	0	2	24
1999	Not decoded	0	None	None	0	2	23
1993	Not decoded	0	None	None	0	0	4

Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.

Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Volvo S60

25V-908 Dec 23, 2025
Rearview camera image may not display when the vehicle is placed in reverse
Back-over prevention · 413k vehicles
25V-282 May 8, 2025
Rearview camera image may not display when the vehicle is placed in reverse
Back-over prevention · 413k vehicles
25V-179 Mar 24, 2025
High-voltage battery may experience a short circuit within the battery module when the battery is fully charged and the vehicle is parked
Electrical system · 7,483 vehicles
23V-780 Nov 21, 2023
Passenger air bag may not be secured properly, which can cause the air bag to deploy improperly
Airbags · 346 vehicles
23V-188 Mar 22, 2023
Diagnostic trouble code (DTC) may be falsely detected for the emergency call system (e-call) and display "e-Call Service Required" in the driver…
Electrical system · 393 vehicles
23V-012 Jan 19, 2023
Diagnostic error in the Brake Control Module 2 (BCM2) may cause a loss of Antilock Brake System (ABS), Electronic Stability Control (ESC), and…
Brakes · 27k vehicles
22V-793 Oct 20, 2022
Electronic control module (ECM) software error may prevent the combustion engine from starting, causing a loss of drive power
Engine and cooling · 16k vehicles
21V-766 Sep 30, 2021
Driver's air bag inflator may explode during deployment, due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to high absolute…
Airbags · 259k vehicles
21V-682 Sep 1, 2021
Seat belt automatic locking retractors may deactivate early, which can prevent the child restraint system from securing properly
Seat belts · 19k vehicles
21V-414 Jun 2, 2021
Low-pressure fuel pump can blow a fuse and fail
Electrical system · 86k vehicles

Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.