The manufacturer filed it. Here it is, by model.
Volvo S60: deaths and injuries the manufacturer reported to NHTSA
Volvo reported 57 incidents alleging a death or injury in a Volvo S60, model years 2001–2025, in its quarterly Early Warning reports to NHTSA (49 CFR 579.21), through 2026 Q1. Each is a claim the manufacturer received, not a finding; NHTSA does not verify them.
By model year
Source: manufacturer EWR death and injury reports and production reports| Model year | Incidents | Killed | Injured | Built | Per 100,000 built |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| 2004 | 7 | 0 | 7 | — | — |
| 2005 | 2 | 0 | 2 | — | — |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 | 2 | — | — |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| 2012 | 25 | 0 | 26 | — | — |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 4 | — | — |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 2 | — | — |
| 2015 | 6 | 0 | 6 | — | — |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10,108 | 9.9 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14,780 | 6.8 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12,525 | 8.0 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9,730 | 10 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2,917 | 34 |
The model year is the one the manufacturer named in the report. A model year with its own page links to it. “Built” is the manufacturer’s cumulative production for the model year from its latest Early Warning production report; the rate is incidents per 100,000 of them.
By the system the claimant named
Source: as the manufacturer reported it| System named | Incidents | Killed |
|---|---|---|
| Steering System | 16 | 0 |
| Air Bags | 16 | 0 |
| Seat Belts | 10 | 0 |
| Fire | 9 | 0 |
| Engine and Cooling System | 7 | 0 |
| Structure | 7 | 0 |
| Seats | 7 | 0 |
| Visibility | 5 | 0 |
| Electrical System | 5 | 0 |
| Suspension System | 4 | 0 |
| Fuel System | 3 | 0 |
| Service Brake System | 2 | 0 |
| Forward Collision | 2 | 0 |
| Latch | 2 | 0 |
| Parking Brake System | 1 | 0 |
An incident naming several systems is counted under each. “Fire” and “Other” are categories in the rule, not systems.
Every one of these, dated and numbered
The defect dossier for the Volvo S60 puts each report beside the recalls, investigations, bulletins and owner complaints on the same system, as a PDF and two CSVs: the Volvo S60, one system, every model year, numbered as exhibits.
The incidents
Source: VIN shown as NHTSA publishes it: the first eleven characters| Incident | Model year | State | Killed | Injured | Systems named | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| not reported | 2025 | — | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System | 2025 Q3 |
| not reported | 2020 | — | 0 | 1 | Parking Brake System | 2023 Q3 |
| not reported | 2015 | — | 0 | 1 | Steering System · Seat Belts | 2022 Q2 |
| 2022-01-19 | 2021 | — | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System | 2022 Q1 |
| 2020-08-24 | 2019 | — | 0 | 1 | Forward Collision · Visibility | 2020 Q4 |
| 2019-01-04 | 2018 | — | 0 | 1 | Engine and Cooling System | 2019 Q1 |
| 2019-01-02 | 2012 | — | 0 | 1 | Suspension System · Steering System | 2019 Q1 |
| 2018-08-29 | 2012 | — | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2018 Q3 |
| 2018-08-15 | 2013 | — | 0 | 1 | Fuel System · Engine and Cooling System | 2018 Q3 |
| 2018-05-30 | 2016 | — | 0 | 1 | Fire · Electrical System · Fuel System · Engine and Cooling System | 2019 Q1 |
| 2018-05-14 | 2011 | — | 0 | 1 | Suspension System · Steering System | 2018 Q2 |
| 2018-01-16 | 2012 | — | 0 | 1 | Suspension System · Steering System | 2018 Q1 |
| 2017-10-26 | 2013 | — | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2017 Q4 |
| 2017-02-03 | 2015 | LA | 0 | 1 | Seat Belts · Air Bags | 2017 Q1 |
| 2016-11-17 | 2015 | — | 0 | 1 | Structure · Air Bags | 2016 Q4 |
| 2016-10-24 | 2014 | — | 0 | 1 | Steering System | 2016 Q4 |
| 2016-10-06 | 2012 | — | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2016 Q4 |
| 2016-08-17 | 2013 | — | 0 | 2 | Seats · Structure · Visibility | 2016 Q3 |
| 2016-07-07 | 2012 | — | 0 | 1 | Steering System | 2016 Q3 |
| 2016-07-07 | 2012 | — | 0 | 1 | Steering System | 2016 Q3 |
| 2016-06-24 | 2012 | — | 0 | 1 | Steering System | 2016 Q3 |
| 2016-06-02 | 2012 | — | 0 | 1 | Steering System | 2016 Q2 |
| 2016-05-10 | 2012 | — | 0 | 1 | Steering System | 2016 Q2 |
| 2016-04-16 | 2015 | — | 0 | 1 | Seat Belts · Air Bags | 2016 Q2 |
| 2016-04-06 | 2012 | — | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2016 Q2 |
| 2016-03-31 | 2012 | — | 0 | 2 | Seats · Latch · Seat Belts · Air Bags | 2016 Q2 |
| 2016-03-08 | 2012 | — | 0 | 1 | Fuel System · Engine and Cooling System | 2016 Q2 |
| 2016-03-02 | 2012 | — | 0 | 1 | Latch · Structure · Seat Belts · Air Bags | 2016 Q1 |
| 2016-02-03 | 2012 | — | 0 | 1 | Steering System | 2016 Q1 |
| 2016-01-28 | 2015 | — | 0 | 1 | Visibility | 2016 Q1 |
| 2015-11-09 | 2012 | — | 0 | 1 | Structure · Visibility | 2015 Q4 |
| 2015-11-06 | 2009 | — | 0 | 1 | Seat Belts · Air Bags | 2015 Q4 |
| 2015-11-04 | 2012 | — | 0 | 1 | Suspension System · Steering System | 2015 Q4 |
| 2015-11-03 | 2015 | — | 0 | 1 | Visibility | 2015 Q4 |
| 2015-10-14 | 2012 | — | 0 | 1 | Steering System | 2015 Q4 |
| 2015-10-07 | 2014 | — | 0 | 1 | Seat Belts · Air Bags | 2015 Q4 |
| 2015-09-03 | 2012 | — | 0 | 1 | Steering System | 2016 Q2 |
| 2015-02-16 | 2012 | — | 0 | 1 | Forward Collision · Electrical System | 2015 Q1 |
| 2014-12-09 | 2012 | — | 0 | 1 | Seats · Structure · Seat Belts · Air Bags | 2015 Q1 |
| 2014-05-14 | 2012 | — | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2015 Q1 |
| 2013-12-09 | 2004 | — | 0 | 1 | Fire · Electrical System | 2013 Q4 |
| 2013-06-11 | 2012 | — | 0 | 1 | Steering System | 2013 Q2 |
| 2013-06-05 | 2008 | — | 0 | 1 | Engine and Cooling System | 2014 Q2 |
| 2013-01-18 | 2012 | WI | 0 | 1 | Steering System | 2013 Q1 |
| 2012-10-15 | 2004 | UT | 0 | 1 | Fire · Seats | 2012 Q4 |
| 2012-09-25 | 2004 | CT | 0 | 1 | Fire · Seats | 2012 Q4 |
| 2012-08-14 | 2005 | IL | 0 | 1 | Engine and Cooling System | 2012 Q3 |
| 2012-08-04 | 2006 | CA | 0 | 1 | Seat Belts | 2012 Q3 |
| 2012-06-30 | 2004 | CA | 0 | 1 | Fire · Seats | 2012 Q3 |
| 2012-03-09 | 2004 | MN | 0 | 1 | Fire · Seats | 2012 Q1 |
| 2011-12-12 | 2005 | IL | 0 | 1 | Air Bags · Structure | 2012 Q1 |
| 2011-11-14 | 2004 | WA | 0 | 1 | Electrical System · Fire | 2011 Q4 |
| 2011-10-05 | 2012 | PA | 0 | 1 | Engine and Cooling System · Fire | 2011 Q4 |
| 2011-09-08 | 2012 | IL | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2011 Q4 |
| 2011-02-01 | 2004 | CT | 0 | 1 | Electrical System · Fire | 2011 Q4 |
| 2010-06-07 | 2001 | CA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2010 Q2 |
| 2008-03-08 | 2008 | GA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags · Seat Belts | 2010 Q1 |
Each row above is a claim or notice Volvo received alleging a death or injury in a Volvo S60 and reported to NHTSA as 49 CFR 579.21 requires; NHTSA does not verify it, and a S60 that sold more will have more rows. All Volvo models · What these reports are, and are not.