The manufacturer filed it. Here it is, by model.
Volvo XC60: deaths and injuries the manufacturer reported to NHTSA
Volvo reported 64 incidents alleging a death or injury in a Volvo XC60, model years 2010–2025, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 4 | 0 | 4 | — | — |
| 2011 | 5 | 0 | 5 | — | — |
| 2012 | 5 | 0 | 6 | — | — |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 2 | — | — |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 3 | — | — |
| 2015 | 10 | 0 | 11 | — | — |
| 2016 | 8 | 2 | 8 | — | — |
| 2017 | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | — |
| 2018 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 29,837 | 13 |
| 2019 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 33,000 | 9.1 |
| 2020 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 26,783 | 22 |
| 2021 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 50,011 | 6.0 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 41,947 | 4.8 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 41,159 | 2.4 |
| 2024 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 45,798 | 4.4 |
| 2025 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 44,416 | 6.8 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Air Bags | 13 | 0 |
| Structure | 11 | 0 |
| Seat Belts | 11 | 2 |
| Steering System | 11 | 0 |
| Seats | 9 | 0 |
| Electrical System | 6 | 1 |
| Latch | 6 | 0 |
| Forward Collision | 5 | 3 |
| Service Brake System | 3 | 1 |
| Engine and Cooling System | 3 | 0 |
| Suspension System | 3 | 0 |
| Visibility | 3 | 0 |
| Other | 2 | 0 |
| Fire | 2 | 0 |
| No System/Component Specified | 2 | 1 |
| Power Train | 2 | 0 |
| Vehicle Speed Control | 1 | 0 |
| Parking Brake System | 1 | 0 |
| Rollover | 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 XC60 puts each report beside the recalls, investigations, bulletins and owner complaints on the same system, as a PDF and two CSVs: the Volvo XC60, 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 | 2021 | — | 0 | 1 | Seats | 2026 Q1 |
| 2025-12-03 | 2025 | GU | 1 | 0 | Electrical System | 2025 Q4 |
| 2025-09-25 | 2020 | CH | 1 | 0 | Forward Collision | 2025 Q4 |
| not reported | 2025 | — | 0 | 2 | Vehicle Speed Control | 2025 Q3 |
| not reported | 2024 | — | 0 | 1 | Electrical System · Structure | 2025 Q3 |
| not reported | 2020 | — | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System · Parking Brake System | 2025 Q3 |
| not reported | 2021 | — | 0 | 2 | Other | 2025 Q2 |
| 2025-05-26 | 2021 | CH | 1 | 0 | Forward Collision | 2025 Q3 |
| not reported | 2025 | — | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2025 Q1 |
| not reported | 2023 | — | 0 | 2 | Engine and Cooling System | 2025 Q1 |
| not reported | 2019 | — | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2025 Q1 |
| not reported | 2019 | — | 0 | 1 | Forward Collision | 2024 Q4 |
| not reported | 2016 | — | 0 | 1 | Seat Belts | 2024 Q3 |
| 2024-08-21 | 2017 | CH | 1 | 0 | Forward Collision | 2024 Q3 |
| 2024-07-21 | 2024 | CO | 1 | 0 | Service Brake System | 2024 Q3 |
| not reported | 2022 | — | 0 | 1 | Engine and Cooling System · Fire | 2024 Q1 |
| not reported | 2022 | — | 0 | 1 | Air Bags · Forward Collision | 2023 Q3 |
| 2022-04-19 | 2020 | — | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2022 Q2 |
| 2022-02-04 | 2020 | — | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2022 Q1 |
| 2021-11-15 | 2017 | — | 0 | 1 | Suspension System · Steering System | 2021 Q4 |
| 2021-02-07 | 2016 | — | 0 | 1 | Other | 2021 Q1 |
| 2021-01-02 | 2015 | — | 0 | 1 | Suspension System · Steering System | 2021 Q1 |
| 2020-10-06 | 2020 | — | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System | 2020 Q4 |
| 2020-07-29 | 2020 | — | 0 | 1 | Latch · Seat Belts · Air Bags | 2020 Q3 |
| 2020-03-06 | 2018 | — | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2020 Q1 |
| 2019-11-13 | 2018 | — | 0 | 1 | Seat Belts · Air Bags | 2019 Q4 |
| 2019-05-07 | 2015 | — | 0 | 1 | Suspension System · Steering System | 2019 Q2 |
| 2019-04-15 | 2019 | TA | 1 | 0 | No System/Component Specified | 2019 Q2 |
| 2019-03-08 | 2018 | — | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2019 Q1 |
| 2018-11-05 | 2018 | GA | 0 | 1 | Fire · Seats · Electrical System | 2018 Q4 |
| 2018-09-10 | 2013 | — | 0 | 1 | Seat Belts · Air Bags | 2018 Q3 |
| 2018-04-10 | 2016 | — | 0 | 1 | Seats · Seat Belts · Air Bags | 2018 Q2 |
| 2017-09-06 | 2012 | — | 0 | 1 | Steering System | 2017 Q3 |
| 2017-06-30 | 2017 | — | 0 | 1 | Visibility | 2017 Q2 |
| 2017-03-16 | 2011 | PA | 0 | 1 | Steering System | 2017 Q1 |
| 2017-02-27 | 2015 | AL | 0 | 1 | Steering System | 2017 Q1 |
| 2017-01-27 | 2014 | SC | 0 | 1 | Latch · Air Bags | 2017 Q1 |
| 2017-01-06 | 2014 | PA | 0 | 1 | Steering System | 2017 Q1 |
| 2016-12-30 | 2012 | CT | 0 | 2 | Seat Belts · Air Bags · Visibility | 2017 Q1 |
| 2016-12-20 | 2012 | — | 0 | 1 | Steering System | 2016 Q4 |
| 2016-11-21 | 2015 | — | 0 | 1 | Steering System | 2016 Q4 |
| 2016-10-28 | 2016 | — | 0 | 1 | Seats · Latch | 2016 Q4 |
| 2016-10-26 | 2015 | — | 0 | 1 | Power Train | 2016 Q4 |
| 2016-10-22 | 2012 | — | 0 | 1 | Steering System | 2016 Q4 |
| 2016-10-13 | 2016 | — | 0 | 1 | Electrical System | 2016 Q4 |
| 2016-10-03 | 2016 | — | 0 | 1 | Seats · Structure · Visibility | 2016 Q4 |
| 2016-07-11 | 2015 | PA | 0 | 1 | Seats | 2016 Q4 |
| 2016-07-11 | 2015 | — | 0 | 1 | Electrical System | 2016 Q3 |
| 2016-06-06 | 2015 | — | 0 | 1 | Electrical System | 2016 Q2 |
| 2016-06-06 | 2011 | — | 0 | 1 | Rollover · Seat Belts · Air Bags | 2016 Q2 |
| 2016-05-25 | 2011 | — | 0 | 1 | Steering System | 2016 Q2 |
| 2016-04-18 | 2016 | — | 2 | 1 | Seat Belts | 2016 Q2 |
| 2016-03-17 | 2015 | — | 0 | 1 | Power Train | 2016 Q2 |
| 2016-01-27 | 2011 | — | 0 | 1 | Engine and Cooling System | 2016 Q2 |
| 2015-12-16 | 2016 | — | 0 | 1 | Latch · Structure · Seat Belts · Air Bags | 2016 Q4 |
| 2015-12-16 | 2015 | — | 0 | 2 | Latch · Structure · Seat Belts · Air Bags | 2016 Q2 |
| 2015-12-01 | 2014 | — | 0 | 1 | Seats · Air Bags | 2015 Q4 |
| 2015-08-19 | 2012 | — | 0 | 1 | Latch | 2015 Q3 |
| 2014-10-07 | 2013 | — | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2014 Q4 |
| 2012-07-10 | 2011 | TX | 0 | 1 | Seats · Seat Belts | 2012 Q3 |
| 2011-12-17 | 2010 | NV | 0 | 1 | Seats | 2012 Q1 |
| 2011-10-27 | 2010 | ID | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2011 Q4 |
| 2011-01-15 | 2010 | CA | 0 | 1 | No System/Component Specified | 2012 Q1 |
| 2010-01-29 | 2010 | MI | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2010 Q1 |
Each row above is a claim or notice Volvo received alleging a death or injury in a Volvo XC60 and reported to NHTSA as 49 CFR 579.21 requires; NHTSA does not verify it, and a XC60 that sold more will have more rows. All Volvo models · What these reports are, and are not.