Recall Register

2021 Volvo XC60: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 5 recall campaigns for the 2021 Volvo XC60. The newest campaign is 25V179000. NHTSA received the report on 24 Mar 2025. The NHTSA record gives the component Electrical System / Propulsion System / Traction Battery. NHTSA has no complaint on file for this model year. 1 NHTSA investigation names this model year.

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

This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.

Remedy of the newest campaign, 25V179000, in the NHTSA record

Owners are advised not to charge their vehicles until the remedy has been completed. Dealers will inspect and replace the high-voltage battery module as necessary. In addition, dealers will update the software to monitor the battery. All repairs will be performed free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed May 28, 2025. Owners may contact Volvo Car's customer service at 1-800-458-1552. Volvo Car's number for this recall is R10312.
NHTSA VIN lookup

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.

NHTSA publishes these words. Source: NHTSA Datasets and APIs, section Complaints, read on . Complaint file through . Recall file through .

Since the last update

No tracked figure of this page changed in a data update. What the log tracks

All updates to the register

Recall campaigns

5 campaigns, newest first. 29,598 units in total.

  • 25V179000Electrical System / Propulsion System / Traction Battery
  • 23V001000Steering
  • 21V716000Service Brakes, Hydraulic / Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
  • 21V682000Seat Belts / Rear/Other / Retractor
  • 21V001000Air Bags / Air Bag/Restraint Control Module

  1. 25V179000Received . 7,483 units.

    Electrical System / Propulsion System / Traction Battery

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Volvo Car USA, LLC (Volvo Car) is recalling certain 2020-2021 S90, 2020-2022 S60, V60, XC60, XC90, and 2022 V90 plug-in hybrid vehicles. The high-voltage battery may experience a short circuit within the battery module when the battery is fully charged and the vehicle is parked.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    A short circuit in a high-voltage battery increases the risk of a fire.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Owners are advised not to charge their vehicles until the remedy has been completed. Dealers will inspect and replace the high-voltage battery module as necessary. In addition, dealers will update the software to monitor the battery. All repairs will be performed free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed May 28, 2025. Owners may contact Volvo Car's customer service at 1-800-458-1552. Volvo Car's number for this recall is R10312.

    Report filed by Volvo Car USA, LLC. Manufacturer campaign number R10312. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  2. 23V001000Received . 74 units.

    Steering

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Volvo Car USA, LLC (Volvo Car) is recalling certain 2019-2022 V60CC, XC60, and XC90 vehicles. During steering gear assembly, double screws may have been assembled on top of each other, which can cause a screw to fall into the gearbox housing.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    A screw inside the gearbox housing can cause the steering wheel to lock up and increase the risk of a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will replace the steering gear, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed March 1, 2023. Owners may contact Volvo Car's customer service at 1-800-458-1552. Volvo Car's number for this recall is R10213.

    Report filed by Volvo Car USA, LLC. Manufacturer campaign number R10213. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  3. 21V716000Received . 9 units.

    Service Brakes, Hydraulic / Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Volvo Car USA, LLC (Volvo Car) is recalling certain 2021 S90L, 2020-2021 XC60, and XC90 vehicles. An improperly welded rotor and shaft may separate within the integrated brake system.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Separation of the rotor and shaft may cause a reduction in braking assistance and a loss of the Antilock Brake System (ABS) and Electronic Stability Control (ESC), increasing the risk of a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will replace the hydraulic unit, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed October 22, 2021. Owners may contact Volvo Car customer service at 1-888-458-1552. Volvo Car's number for this recall is R10120.

    Report filed by Volvo Car USA, LLC. Manufacturer campaign number R10120. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  4. 21V682000Received . 19,149 units.

    Seat Belts / Rear/Other / Retractor

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Volvo Car USA, LLC (Volvo Car) is recalling certain 2021 XC40, XC 40 Recharge, V60CC, V90, V90CC, XC90, and 2021-2022 V60, XC60, S60 vehicles. The seat belt automatic locking retractors may deactivate early, which can prevent the child restraint system from securing properly. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 208, "Occupant Crash Protection."
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    An unsecured child restraint system can increase the risk of injury during a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will inspect and replace the seat belt assemblies, as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed October 13, 2021. Owners may contact Volvo Car customer service at 1-888-458-1552. Volvo Car's number for this recall is R10111.

    Report filed by Volvo Car USA, LLC. Manufacturer campaign number R10111. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  5. 21V001000Received . 2,883 units.

    Air Bags / Air Bag/Restraint Control Module

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Volvo Cars USA, LLC (Volvo Car) is recalling certain 2021 Volvo V60, V60 Cross Country, V90, V90 Cross Country, XC60, and XC90 vehicles. The Supplementary Restraint System (SRS) control unit may not have been properly attached to the car body and may detach during a crash.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    A detached SRS control unit can decrease the performance of occupant protection systems such as air bags, seat belts, and high voltage battery disconnect, increasing the risk of injury during a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Volvo Car will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and, as necessary, tighten the SRS control unit mounting screws, free of charge. The recall began February 12, 2021. Owners may contact Volvo Car customer service at 1-888-458-1552. Volvo Car's number for this recall is R10068.

    Report filed by Volvo Car USA, LLC. Manufacturer campaign number R10068. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.

Recall campaign: One recall in the NHTSA recall file, with one campaign number. A campaign can name many makes, models and model years.

Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.

Complaints by component

The NHTSA complaint file has no complaint for this model year.

Investigations

NHTSA investigations that name the 2021 Volvo XC60
NumberTypeSubjectComponentOpenedClosedCampaign
DP22005Defect petitionPedestrian alert soundsElectrical System / Propulsion System27 Jan 20237 Aug 202322V063000

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.

  1. 20091
  2. 20107
  3. 20114
  4. 20123
  5. 20133
  6. 20142
  7. 20151
  8. 20163
  9. 20174
  10. 20185
  11. 20198
  12. 20206
  13. 20215
  14. 20226
  15. 20235
  16. 20242
  17. 20253

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

Official channels

Cite this page

Recall Register. 2021 Volvo XC60: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/volvo/xc60/2021/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .

Sources

Source
NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Licence
US government work, public domain
Recall file through
29 Sep 2026
Complaint file through
15 May 2019
First complaint in the file
1 Jan 1995
Manufacturer in the recall file
Volvo Car USA, LLC

The NHTSA record is the authority. A complaint count is the number of different complaint numbers for the make, the model and the model year. How the register is made. Report an error.

Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2021 Volvo XC60?
29,598 units in 5 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Volvo XC60 have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 36 recall campaigns for the Volvo XC60, model years 2009 to 2025. 5 of them name the 2021 model year.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2021 Volvo XC60 open?
No. The 1 investigation that names this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.