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2017 Volvo S60 Recalls, Ratings & Complaints

The 2017 Volvo S60 has 5 NHTSA recall campaigns and 17 owner complaints on file as of November 3, 2026. Recall repairs are usually free at an authorized Volvo dealer.

NHTSA recall and complaint data for the 2017 Volvo S60, plus NCAP crash-test ratings. Recall data is refreshed daily from NHTSA.

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2017 Volvo S60 owner complaints

Owners have filed 17 complaints with NHTSA about the 2017 Volvo S60, describing incidents dated February 20, 2018 to September 29, 2026.

Most-cited components

Unknown or Other 6 complaints
Latches/Locks/Linkages 3 complaints
Structure 3 complaints
Engine 1 complaint
Seat Belts 1 complaint
Service Brakes 1 complaint

Of the 17 complaints on file, 2 report a crash; across all 17 complaints, owners report 1 injury (owner-reported, not verified by NHTSA).

Newest complaints

ODI #11768119 · Filed September 30, 2026
I was pulling into a parking spot. When I went to accelerate, the car over-accelerated. The engine revved so high, I could not control it. I had nowhere to go and hit a cement wall, totalling my car. All the airbags went off. I did walk away, though. I researched this issue online and it seems there…
ODI #11762192 · Filed September 4, 2026
The contact owns a 2017 Volvo S60. The contact stated that the vehicle was unable to be locked, and it was possible that the door could open while driving. The contact associated the failure with NHTSA Campaign Number: 19V849000 (Latches/Locks/Linkages); however, the VIN was not included in the…
ODI #11690847 · Filed October 1, 2025
The contact's son owns a 2017 Volvo S60. The contact’s son stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the driver’s side door unexpectedly opened. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, where it was diagnosed that the driver’s side door latch had failed and needed to be replaced…

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Seat Belts May Not Restrain Occupant

NHTSA #20V378000 · Seat Belts — Front · NHTSA notice

Reported June 30, 2020 · Volvo Car USA LLC

Potentially affected: 308,260 vehicles

Repair completion: 75.49% (latest rate the manufacturer reported to NHTSA; dataset updated November 3, 2026)

Volvo campaign R10029 · Owners notified December 10, 2020

Defect description

Volvo Cars of N.A., LLC (Volvo) is recalling certain 2008-2016 V70 and XC70, 2007-2016 S80, 2011-2018 S60 and V60, 2016-2018 S60 Cross Country, 2014-2020 S60L, 2009-2015 S80L, 2009-2016 XC60 and 2015-2018 V60 Cross Country vehicles. The flexible steel cable that connects the seat belt to the front outboard seating positions may fatigue over time, causing the seat belt to not secure the occupant in the event of a crash.

Safety consequence

An unsecured occupant has an increased risk of injury in the event of a crash.

Manufacturer remedy

Volvo will notify owners, and dealers will replace the seat belt anchor cable for both front seats. The recall began December 10, 2020. Owners may contact Volvo customer service at 1-800-458-1552. Volvo's number for this recall is R10029.

Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

Doors may Unexpectedly Open

NHTSA #19V849000 · Latches/Locks/Linkages — Doors — Latch · NHTSA notice

Reported November 26, 2019 · Volvo Car USA LLC

Potentially affected: 144,937 vehicles

Repair completion: 77.23% (latest rate the manufacturer reported to NHTSA; dataset updated November 3, 2026)

Volvo campaign R89978 · Owners notified April 9, 2020 · Vehicles built June 2, 2010 – December 31, 2016 (per NHTSA)

Defect description

Volvo Car of USA LLC (Volvo) is recalling certain 2011-2017 S60, S60I, V60, S60CC and V60CC vehicles. A component within the door latches may break, making the doors difficult to latch and/or leading the driver or a passenger to believe a door is securely closed when, in fact, it is not.

Safety consequence

A door that is not securely latched could open while the vehicle is in motion, increasing the risk of injury to a vehicle occupant.

Manufacturer remedy

Volvo will notify owners, and dealers will replace all four door latches, free of charge. The recall began April 9, 2020. Owners may contact Volvo customer service at 1-800-458-1552. Volvo's number for this recall is R89978.

Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

Seat Mounted Air Bag may not Deploy/FMVSS 208/214

NHTSA #17V127000 · Air Bags · NHTSA notice

Reported March 1, 2017 · Volvo Car USA LLC

Potentially affected: 112 vehicles

Repair completion: 97.32% (latest rate the manufacturer reported to NHTSA; dataset updated November 3, 2026)

Volvo campaign R89712 · Owners notified April 21, 2017 · Vehicles built August 16, 2016 – November 24, 2016 (per NHTSA)

Defect description

Volvo Car USA LLC (Volvo) is recalling certain 2017 S60, S60CC, V60, V60 Cross Country, and XC60 vehicles. The affected vehicles have driver and front passenger seat side mounted side air bags (SAB) with inflator initiators that may fail to ignite during a crash. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 208, "Occupant Crash Protection" and number 214, "Side Impact Protection."

Safety consequence

If the air bag inflator initiator fails to ignite, the air bag will not deploy, increasing the risk of injury.

Manufacturer remedy

Volvo will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and, if necessary, replace the front seat side air bags, free of charge. The recall began March 31, 2017. Owners may contact Volvo customer service at 1-800-458-1552. Volvo's number for this recall is R89712. Note: This recall is an expansion of recall 16V-918.

Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

Seat Mounted Air Bag may not Deploy/FMVSS 208/214

NHTSA #16V918000 · Air Bags · NHTSA notice

Reported December 21, 2016 · Volvo Car USA LLC

Potentially affected: 376 vehicles

Repair completion: 96.01% (latest rate the manufacturer reported to NHTSA; dataset updated November 3, 2026)

Volvo campaign R89712 · Owners notified February 13, 2017 · Vehicles built August 16, 2016 – October 21, 2016 (per NHTSA)

Defect description

Volvo Car USA LLC (Volvo) is recalling certain model year 2017 S60 and S60 Cross Country, V60 and V60 Cross Country, and XC60 vehicles manufactured August 16, 2016, through October 21, 2016. The affected vehicles have driver and front passenger seat side mounted side air bags (SAB) with inflator initiators that may fail to ignite during a crash. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 208, "Occupant Crash Protection" and number 214, "Side Impact Protection."

Safety consequence

If the air bag inflator initiator fails to ignite, the air bag will not deploy, increasing the risk of injury.

Manufacturer remedy

Volvo will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and, if necessary, replace the front seat side air bags, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin on February 13, 2017. Owners may contact Volvo customer service at 1-800-458-1552. Volvo's number for this recall is R89712.

Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

Seat Belt Buckle may Separate/FMVSS 210, 209

NHTSA #16V798000 · Seat Belts — Front — Buckle Assembly · NHTSA notice

Reported November 2, 2016 · Volvo Car USA LLC

Potentially affected: 74,027 vehicles

Repair completion: 95.57% (latest rate the manufacturer reported to NHTSA; dataset updated November 3, 2026)

Volvo campaign R89708 · Owners notified December 16, 2016 · Vehicles built February 16, 2015 – August 22, 2016 (per NHTSA)

Defect description

Volvo Car USA LLC (Volvo) is recalling certain model year 2016-2017 XC90, S90, XC60, V60 Cross Country, V60, S60 Cross Country, S60, and S60 Inscription vehicles manufactured February 16, 2015, to August 22, 2016. On the affected vehicles, the front passenger seat belt buckle attaching stud may loosen, allowing the buckle to separate from the seat belt bracket. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 210, "Seat Belt Assembly Anchorages" and number 209, "Seat Belt Assemblies."

Safety consequence

If the seat belt buckle separates from the bracket, the front seat passenger may not be adequately restrained in the event of a crash, increasing their risk of injury in the event of a crash.

Manufacturer remedy

Volvo will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the front passenger seat belt buckle stud, replacing the seat belt buckle as needed, free of charge. The recall began January 2017. Owners may contact Volvo customer service at 1-800-458-1552. Volvo's number for this recall is R89708.

Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

2017 Volvo S60 4 DR AWD

out of 5

Overall Safety Rating

Frontal Crash

Driver: 5, Passenger: 5

Side Crash

Driver: 5, Passenger: 5

Side Pole

Rollover

10% rollover risk

Safety Technology

Electronic Stability Control Forward Collision Warning (Optional) Lane Departure Warning (Optional)

2017 Volvo S60 4 DR FWD

out of 5

Overall Safety Rating

Frontal Crash

Driver: 5, Passenger: 5

Side Crash

Driver: 5, Passenger: 5

Side Pole

Rollover

10% rollover risk

Safety Technology

Electronic Stability Control Forward Collision Warning (Optional) Lane Departure Warning (Optional)

17 owner complaints have been filed with NHTSA for the 2017 Volvo S60.

Vehicle Speed Control

ODI #11768119

Crash

Incident: September 29, 2026 · Filed: September 30, 2026

I was pulling into a parking spot. When I went to accelerate, the car over-accelerated. The engine revved so high, I could not control it. I had nowhere to go and hit a cement wall, totalling my car. All the airbags went off. I did walk away, though. I researched this issue online and it seems there are many instances of this happening. No warnings whatsoever. No recalls at all.

Latches/Locks/Linkages

ODI #11762192

Incident: September 4, 2026 · Filed: September 4, 2026

The contact owns a 2017 Volvo S60. The contact stated that the vehicle was unable to be locked, and it was possible that the door could open while driving. The contact associated the failure with NHTSA Campaign Number: 19V849000 (Latches/Locks/Linkages); however, the VIN was not included in the recall. The dealer confirmed the failure and determined that the battery drainage had caused the failure. The vehicle was not repaired.

Latches/Locks/Linkages

ODI #11690847

Incident: October 1, 2025 · Filed: October 1, 2025

The contact's son owns a 2017 Volvo S60. The contact’s son stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the driver’s side door unexpectedly opened. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, where it was diagnosed that the driver’s side door latch had failed and needed to be replaced. The contact also stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the passenger’s side door unexpectedly opened. The vehicle was taken back to the mechanic, where it was diagnosed that the passenger’s side door latch also had failed and needed to be replaced. The mechanic informed the contact that the vehicle could be associated with a recall. The vehicle was not repaired. The mechanic referred the contact to the dealer for further assistance. The dealer was contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 80,000. The VIN was not available.

Unknown or Other

ODI #11681059

Incident: August 16, 2025 · Filed: August 16, 2025

Front driver door latch malfunctioning. There was a recall on these, but does not include my vin number.

Unknown or Other

ODI #11608030

Incident: August 11, 2024 · Filed: August 12, 2024

Yesterday I took my one year old granddaughter to North Carolina, which is an hour and a half drive away. We had breakfast with family members and I loaded her into the back seat. When I closed the door it looked as if the door closed, but as I began to drive, the door swung open. I attempted to close the door again, and the latch would not connect to the hook inside of the driver side rear door. I ended up needing to have my son sit in the back seat and hold the door closed the entire ride home (an hour and a half) to make sure that the door would not open again. I am currently driving my "new" car with a ratchet strap going from door to door to hold the door closed so that I can go to work. I found information stating that there was a recall on the Volvo S60 (2017) but when I enter my VIN nothing displays. I just bought the vehicle in February and the dealership is telling me that this will cost me $450 to repair on my MAX CARE warranty. Why? When the vehicle had a recall on it in 2020 that obviously was never addressed, prior to me purchasing it.

Structure; Unknown or Other; Latches/Locks/Linkages

ODI #11588561

Incident: May 13, 2024 · Filed: May 13, 2024

Multiple doors unexpectedly open. Door latches do not lock.

Tires

ODI #11565850

Incident: November 28, 2023 · Filed: January 16, 2024

4 new Bridgestone WEATHERPEAK BL 235/45R18 tires were purchased for "mom’s" low mileage vehicle. 8 months / 3,850 miles later, while my daughter was driving it in the center lane of the highway, the front left tire suddenly exploded! Fortunately, there were no injuries but had there been another vehicle at her side, this might have been a different story. The vehicle was towed back to the tire dealer to have the tire replaced. Combined with Bridgestone’s known past tire issues, we are now afraid to drive on the highway on these tires!!

Unknown or Other

ODI #11514353

Incident: February 1, 2022 · Filed: March 29, 2023

The vehicle was sold with automatic 911 in the case of an accident. That is no longer functional since it uses 3G. Volvo chose to use 3G even though it was supposed to stop working.

Unknown or Other

ODI #11479192

Incident: August 14, 2022 · Filed: August 14, 2022

The driver door will not latch and stay shut. We are in a warm climate and it happened suddenly. There was no warning lights and the car will drive without the door shut. Extremely dangerous. It hasn’t been looked at by a mechanic yet…it will have to be towed.

Structure

ODI #11464298

Incident: May 7, 2022 · Filed: May 11, 2022

The driver door won't lock. The latch on the door is not locking causing the driver door to remain open presenting a safety issue. If the door swings opened because it is not closed properly a accident could occur. Other vehicles in that are the same make, model, and year is under recall. The problem first occurred on Saturday, May 7, 2022. I was driving the vehicle and there was no warning that the door latch had a problem. The door came opened while driving. The vehicle was towed to Southwest Volvo Sevice department and it is determined that the door latch needs to be repaired.

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