1 NHTSA safety recall covers the 2021 Volvo XC60. Owners have filed 49 complaints with NHTSA about this model year. Every recall repair is free at any Volvo dealer.
Is yours affected? Recalls cover ranges of VINs, not every 2021 Volvo XC60. Check your XC60 by VIN and confirm open recalls at NHTSA.gov.
Each campaign as NHTSA published it: what is wrong, what can happen, and the fix. Newest first.
Owners filed 49 complaints with NHTSA about the 2021 Volvo XC60, reporting 4 crashes, 4 injuries. Volvo has issued at least 223 technical service bulletins (repair instructions to dealers) for this model year. Complaints are unverified owner reports; a recall is the manufacturer’s admission of a safety defect.
NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation lists this model year in one investigation. An investigation is not a recall; it is how NHTSA decides whether one is needed.
Owners have filed 49 complaints with NHTSA about the 2021 Volvo XC60. A few in their own words, shortened. Complaints are unverified and are not proof of a defect or of any recall.
“Exiting a parking lot, attempting to break. The plastic break pedal cover fell off and was unable to break in time to avoid a front end accident.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11722722
“Side impact curtain air bags only deployed on right side (side of impact), causing head concussion from hitting driverside window on left side. Vehicle has been towed for repair, but may still be available for inspection for a short time. Fire department stated airbags tried but failed deployment.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11475285
“The car started to move and accelerate with brake pressed. Accident prevention system did not activate itself. It did not display any warnings as it typically do during parking and being close to other cars.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11461792
“The contact owned a 2021 Volvo XC60. The contact stated that while driving approximately 25 mph, the vehicle suddenly began to accelerate and the brakes failed to stop. The vehicle crashed into a nearby fence causing the vehicle to flip. The air bags did deploy.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11433852
“I leased the vehicle in December, 2020. Periodically while the tailgate is open and I am underneath it, the tailgate has closed on me and hit me in the back.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11433850
Search the official database: NHTSA. Excerpts are quoted from the public record, shortened at a sentence and with personal details removed.
Not every 2021 Volvo XC60 is in every recall. Enter your 17-character VIN to see the recalls on record for your exact vehicle, then confirm which are still open at NHTSA.gov or with any Volvo dealer.