2002 Volvo S60: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 8 recall campaigns for the 2002 Volvo S60. The newest campaign is 21V766000. NHTSA received the report on 30 Sep 2021. The NHTSA record gives the component Air Bags / Frontal / Driver Side / Inflator Module. NHTSA has 95 complaints on file for this model year. 2 NHTSA investigations name this model year.

The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.

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Remedy of the newest campaign, 21V766000, in the NHTSA record

Dealers will replace the driver's air bag, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed November 29, 2021. Owners may contact Volvo Car customer service at 1-800-458-1552. Volvo's number for this recall is R10125.

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Complaint information entered into NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation vehicle owner's complaint database is used with other data sources to identify safety issues that warrant investigation and to determine if a safety-related defect trend exists.
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Recall campaigns

8 campaigns, newest first. 868,971 units in total.

21V76600030 Sep 2021Air Bags / Frontal / Driver Side / Inflator Module
20V6810004 Nov 2020Air Bags / Frontal / Driver Side / Inflator Module
10V5660008 Nov 2010Equipment / Electrical / Navigational System(Global Positioning System)
09V48300018 Dec 2009Fuel System, Gasoline / Delivery / Fuel Pump
07V1520005 Apr 2007Fuel System, Gasoline / Delivery / Fuel Pump
06V44100015 Nov 2006Vehicle Speed Control
03V30500021 Aug 2003Equipment / Other / Labels
03V2840001 Aug 2003Equipment / Other / Labels

21V766000Received 30 Sep 2021. 259,383 units.
Air Bags / Frontal / Driver Side / Inflator Module
Defect, in the NHTSA record
Volvo Car USA, LLC (Volvo Car) is recalling certain 2001-2006 S80 and 2001-2009 S60 vehicles. The driver's air bag inflator may explode during deployment, due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to high absolute humidity, high temperatures, and high temperature cycling.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants, resulting in serious injury or death.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will replace the driver's air bag, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed November 29, 2021. Owners may contact Volvo Car customer service at 1-800-458-1552. Volvo's number for this recall is R10125.
Report filed by Volvo Car USA, LLC. Manufacturer campaign number R10125. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 29 Nov 2021.
20V681000Received 4 Nov 2020. 54,124 units.
Air Bags / Frontal / Driver Side / Inflator Module
Defect, in the NHTSA record
Volvo Car USA LLC (Volvo Car) is recalling certain 2001-2003 S80 and S60 vehicles sold or ever registered in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands (Saipan), and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The driver side frontal air bag inflator may rupture, sending metal fragments into the passage compartment, when the driver side air bag is deployed.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
Metal fragments can strike vehicle occupants increasing the risk of serious injury or death.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Volvo Car will notify owners, and dealers will replace the driver side air bag module, free of charge. The recall began April 20, 2021. Owners may contact Volvo Car customer service at 1-800-458-1552. Volvo Car's number for this recall is R10058.
Report filed by Volvo Car USA LLC. Manufacturer campaign number R10058. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 20 Apr 2021.
10V566000Received 8 Nov 2010. 416 units.
Equipment / Electrical / Navigational System(Global Positioning System)
Defect, in the NHTSA record
Volvo is recalling certain vehicles equipped with garmin 760 portable global positioning system (gps) units because the batteries on those units may overheat.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
An overheated battery could lead to a fire.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Volvo advises owners to please stop using the garmin portable gps device immediately, and visit the garmin website to determine if their unit is affected. The unit's battery will be replaced with a new battery and a spacer will be inserted on top of the battery next to the pcb. This service will be performed free of charge. The safety recall began on november 18, 2010. Owners may contact garmin at 866-957-1981 or visit garmin's website at www.garmin.com/nuvibatterypcbrecall.
Report filed by VOLVO CARS OF N.A. LLC.. Manufacturer campaign number R231. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 18 Nov 2010.
09V483000Received 18 Dec 2009. 158,733 units.
Fuel System, Gasoline / Delivery / Fuel Pump
Defect, in the NHTSA record
Volvo is recalling certain model year 2001-2005 s80, model year 2001-2004 v70, s60, xc70 and model year 2003-2005 xc90 vehicles sold in or registered in the states of alabama, arizona, arkansas, california, florida, georgia, hawaii, kentucky, louisiana, mississippi, nevada, new mexico, north carolina, oklahoma, south carolina, tennessee, texas, utah, virginia and the u.s. Territories. When exposed to certain environmental conditions (hot climate and temperature cycling) over time and in combination with varying fuel quality, the fuel pump can develop cracks in the fuel pump flange.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
If the condition occurs vehicle owners may notice fuel smell and/or fuel leak which, in the presence of an ignition source, could result in a fire.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will inspect the fuel pump installed in the vehicle, and if necessary replace the fuel pump with a part of a modified design. This service will be performed free of charge. The safety recall began on january 15, 2010. Owners may contact volvo at 1-800-458-1552.
Report filed by VOLVO CARS OF N.A. LLC.. Manufacturer campaign number R220. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 15 Jan 2010.
07V152000Received 5 Apr 2007. 2,310 units.
Fuel System, Gasoline / Delivery / Fuel Pump
Defect, in the NHTSA record
On certain vehicles originally sold in or currently registered in the states of arizona and nevada, due to the combination of fuel quality and climate conditions, the fuel pump may, in certain cases, experience a reduced functionality. The most common symptoms would be fuel odor.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
Fuel leakage in the presence of an ignition source could result in a fire.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will replace the fuel pump free of charge. The recall began on july 10, 2007. Owners may contact volvo at 1-800-458-1552.
Report filed by VOLVO CARS OF N.A. LLC.. Manufacturer campaign number 176. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 10 Jul 2007.
06V441000Received 15 Nov 2006. 170,099 units.
Vehicle Speed Control
Defect, in the NHTSA record
On certain passenger vehicles, a combination of throttle positioning sensor irregularities, a dirty throttle housing, and/or inefficient software calibration may cause a warning lamp to light and the subsequent onset of limp home modes.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
This resulted in a high number of vehicles going into the limp home mode without need.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will install the current software upgrade onto the involved vehicles. The recall began on december 29, 2006. Owners may contact volvo at 1-800-458-1552.
Report filed by VOLVO CARS OF N.A. LLC.. Manufacturer campaign number R155. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 29 Dec 2006.
03V305000Received 21 Aug 2003. 3,499 units.
Equipment / Other / Labels
Defect, in the NHTSA record
Certain passenger vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 110, "tire selection and rims." the tire pressure label is incorrect. These vehicles did not have the "max load vehicle capacity weight" information on the label.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
This does not meet the requirements of the standard.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Owners will be provided with a corrected label. If the owner so desires, a dealer can install the label for them. Owner notification began on december 8, 2003. Owners should contact volvo at 1-800-458-1552.
Report filed by VOLVO CARS OF N.A. LLC.. Manufacturer campaign number 123. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 8 Dec 2003.
03V284000Received 1 Aug 2003. 220,407 units.
Equipment / Other / Labels
Defect, in the NHTSA record
Certain passenger cars fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 225, "child restraint anchorage systems." the second isofix guide was not installed in these vehicles and, in certain cases, the owner's manual isofix information is incorrect.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
This does not meet the requirements of the standard.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Owners will receive a letter/package consisting of the second isofix guide with installation instructions, and in certain cases, the corrected owner's manual may be provided. If the owner wants to take their vehicle to a volvo dealer for installation of the guide, it will be performed at no charge to the owner. Owner notification began on december 19, 2003. Owners should contact volvo at 1-800-458-1552.
Report filed by VOLVO CARS OF N.A. LLC.. Manufacturer campaign number 124. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 19 Dec 2003.

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Complaints by component

95 complaints, 118 component mentions.

A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. The figure per 1,000 component mentions shows how many of each 1,000 mentions name the component.

2002 Volvo S60
All 2002 vehicles

2002 Volvo S60: complaints by component, per 1,000 component mentions
Component	2002 S60	All 2002 vehicles	S60, all years	Mentions
Fuel System, Gasoline	194.9	35.9	180.5	23
Electrical System	161	88.7	111.5	19
Tires	152.5	31.5	79.6	18
Vehicle Speed Control	93.2	39.3	115	11
Engine and Engine Cooling	84.7	130.3	152.2	10
Power Train	76.3	135.9	77.9	9
Structure	42.4	52.7	33.6	5
Suspension	42.4	85.6	23	5
Fuel System, Other	42.4	6.1	37.2	5
Seat Belts	16.9	18.4	10.6	2

The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 19.

Complaints that report a crash: 2
Complaints that report a fire: 0
Injuries in the complaints: 2
Deaths in the complaints: 0
Date of the newest complaint: 14 Oct 2010

These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.

Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.

Complaints about the 2002 Volvo S60, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 2003, with 14 complaints.

Investigations

NHTSA investigations that name the 2002 Volvo S60
Number	Type	Subject	Component	Opened	Closed	Campaign
EA05021	Engineering analysis	THROTTLE CONTROL MALFUNCTION	Vehicle Speed Control	6 Dec 2005	12 Dec 2006	06V441000
PE05041	Preliminary evaluation	THROTTLE CONTROL MALFUNCTION	Vehicle Speed Control	26 Jul 2005	7 Dec 2005

Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.

Other model years

The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.

A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.

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Official channels

NHTSA VIN lookupNHTSA shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle from its VIN or its license plate.
NHTSA: report a safety problemThe NHTSA form for a complaint about a vehicle, a tire, a child seat or equipment.
NHTSA page of the 2002 Volvo S60The recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.

Cite this page

Recall Register. 2002 Volvo S60: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/volvo/s60/2002/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through 29 Sep 2026.

Sources

Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Licence: US government work, public domain
Recall file through: 29 Sep 2026
Complaint file through: 29 Mar 2018
First complaint in the file: 1 Jan 1995
Manufacturer in the recall file: Volvo Car USA, LLC

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2002 Volvo S60?: 868,971 units in 8 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Volvo S60 have for all model years?: NHTSA lists 40 recall campaigns for the Volvo S60, model years 2000 to 2025. 8 of them name the 2002 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 2002 Volvo S60 name most often?: Fuel System, Gasoline: 23 of 118 component mentions, or 194.9 per 1,000. For all 2002 vehicles the figure is 35.9 per 1,000.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2002 Volvo S60 open?: No. Each of the 2 investigations that name this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.