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2017 Volvo V60

Gas Wagon

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Specs & fuel economyRecallsComplaintsCrash ratings
F
Safety Signal
59 / 100
FSafety Signal · 59 / 100
6Recalls · NHTSA campaigns
6Complaints · owner reports
Crash rating · NHTSA overall
29 mpgFuel economy · best combined

The 2017 Volvo V60 is sold in the U.S. as a gas wagon with 5 EPA-rated configurations. The most efficient version, the V60 FWD, is EPA-rated at 29 mpg combined. NHTSA lists 6 recall campaigns for this model year, which gives it a Safety Signal grade of F. Owners have filed 6 complaints, most often about unknown or other.

Specs & fuel economy (EPA)

ConfigurationPowertrainDriveEngine / motorCityHwyCombAnnual fuel*
V60 FWDGasFWD2.0L 4-cyl turbo253629$2,150
V60 AWDGasAWD2.0L 4-cyl turbo223226$3,000
V60 AWDGasAWD2.0L 4-cyl turbo233126$2,400
V60 CC AWDGasAWD2.0L 4-cyl turbo223025$2,500
V60 Polestar AWDGasAWD2.0L 4-cyl turbo202723$3,350

*EPA estimate at 15,000 miles/year and EPA reference fuel/electricity prices. Source: fueleconomy.gov vehicle records.

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Recalls (6)

Seat Belts

high
308,260 vehicles

Problem: Volvo Cars of N.A., LLC (Volvo) is recalling certain 2008-2016 V70 and XC70, 2007-2016 S80, 2011-2018 S60 and V60, 2016-2018 S60 Cross Country, 2014-2020 S60L, 2009-2015 S80L, 2009-2016 XC60 and 2015-2018 V60 Cross Country vehicles. The flexible steel cable that connects the seat belt to the front outboard seating positions may fatigue over time, causing the seat belt to not secure the occupant in the event of a crash.

Risk: An unsecured occupant has an increased risk of injury in the event of a crash.

Fix: Volvo will notify owners, and dealers will replace the seat belt anchor cable for both front seats. The recall began December 10, 2020. Owners may contact Volvo customer service at 1-800-458-1552. Volvo's number for this recall is R10029.

NHTSA campaign 20V378000 · reported Jun 30, 2020 · Volvo Car USA LLC

Latches/Locks/Linkages

moderate
144,937 vehicles

Problem: Volvo Car of USA LLC (Volvo) is recalling certain 2011-2017 S60, S60I, V60, S60CC and V60CC vehicles. A component within the door latches may break, making the doors difficult to latch and/or leading the driver or a passenger to believe a door is securely closed when, in fact, it is not.

Risk: A door that is not securely latched could open while the vehicle is in motion, increasing the risk of injury to a vehicle occupant.

Fix: Volvo will notify owners, and dealers will replace all four door latches, free of charge. The recall began April 9, 2020. Owners may contact Volvo customer service at 1-800-458-1552. Volvo's number for this recall is R89978.

NHTSA campaign 19V849000 · reported Nov 26, 2019 · Volvo Car USA LLC

Electrical System

minor
17,548 vehicles

Problem: Volvo Car USA LLC (Volvo) is recalling certain 2017-2019 Volvo XC90, S90, V60, V60 Cross Country, V90, XC40, XC60, and V90 Cross Country vehicles. The software installed in the Vehicle Connectivity Module (VCM) may have an error causing the Telematics and Driver Support Systems to function improperly. As a result, the GPS will not provide location information to emergency personnel in the event of an emergency.

Risk: If the GPS location is not provided to emergency personnel it can inhibit emergency response in the event of a crash or injury.

Fix: Volvo will notify owners, and dealers will correct the software, free of charge. The recall began December 26, 2018. Owners may contact Volvo customer service at 1-800-458-1552. Volvo's number for this recall is R39917.

NHTSA campaign 18V800000 · reported Nov 13, 2018 · Volvo Car USA LLC

Air Bags

high
112 vehicles

Problem: Volvo Car USA LLC (Volvo) is recalling certain 2017 S60, S60CC, V60, V60 Cross Country, and XC60 vehicles. The affected vehicles have driver and front passenger seat side mounted side air bags (SAB) with inflator initiators that may fail to ignite during a crash. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 208, "Occupant Crash Protection" and number 214, "Side Impact Protection."

Risk: If the air bag inflator initiator fails to ignite, the air bag will not deploy, increasing the risk of injury.

Fix: Volvo will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and, if necessary, replace the front seat side air bags, free of charge. The recall began March 31, 2017. Owners may contact Volvo customer service at 1-800-458-1552. Volvo's number for this recall is R89712. Note: This recall is an expansion of recall 16V-918.

NHTSA campaign 17V127000 · reported Mar 1, 2017 · Volvo Car USA LLC

Air Bags

high
376 vehicles

Problem: Volvo Car USA LLC (Volvo) is recalling certain model year 2017 S60 and S60 Cross Country, V60 and V60 Cross Country, and XC60 vehicles manufactured August 16, 2016, through October 21, 2016. The affected vehicles have driver and front passenger seat side mounted side air bags (SAB) with inflator initiators that may fail to ignite during a crash. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 208, "Occupant Crash Protection" and number 214, "Side Impact Protection."

Risk: If the air bag inflator initiator fails to ignite, the air bag will not deploy, increasing the risk of injury.

Fix: Volvo will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and, if necessary, replace the front seat side air bags, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin on February 13, 2017. Owners may contact Volvo customer service at 1-800-458-1552. Volvo's number for this recall is R89712.

NHTSA campaign 16V918000 · reported Dec 21, 2016 · Volvo Car USA LLC

Seat Belts

high
74,027 vehicles

Problem: Volvo Car USA LLC (Volvo) is recalling certain model year 2016-2017 XC90, S90, XC60, V60 Cross Country, V60, S60 Cross Country, S60, and S60 Inscription vehicles manufactured February 16, 2015, to August 22, 2016. On the affected vehicles, the front passenger seat belt buckle attaching stud may loosen, allowing the buckle to separate from the seat belt bracket. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 210, "Seat Belt Assembly Anchorages" and number 209, "Seat Belt Assemblies."

Risk: If the seat belt buckle separates from the bracket, the front seat passenger may not be adequately restrained in the event of a crash, increasing their risk of injury in the event of a crash.

Fix: Volvo will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the front passenger seat belt buckle stud, replacing the seat belt buckle as needed, free of charge. The recall began January 2017. Owners may contact Volvo customer service at 1-800-458-1552. Volvo's number for this recall is R89708.

NHTSA campaign 16V798000 · reported Nov 2, 2016 · Volvo Car USA LLC

Owner complaints

6 complaints filed

0 involved a crash, 0 a fire, 0 injuries, 0 deaths reported by owners.

Filed by year — 2019: 1 · 2020: 2 · 2021: 1 · 2022: 1 · 2023: 1

Most-cited components

  • Unknown Or Other — 3
  • Fuel/Propulsion System — 2
  • Power Train — 2
  • Forward Collision Avoidance — 1
  • Seats — 1
“The sunroof on this vehicle shattered while I was driving. A loud bang and a shower of glass ensued. There were no vehicles directly ahead of me or aircraft flying overhead when the incident occured. I wasn't insured and was able to pull off the road to inspect. No flying object hit the glass as some suspect. The glass…”Mar 21, 2023 · Unknown Or Other · NHTSA owner report
“I am afraid, someone may get KILLED. . . The car unexpectedly just starts to 'free wheel'. It all started approximately 6 weeks ago and progressively became worse. IT IS A SOFTWARE PROBLEM. I am a retired Software Engineer and worked in military defense for a government contractor. - - so, I know a software problem whe…”Jan 22, 2022 · Unknown Or Other · NHTSA owner report
“THE FRONT SEATS ROCK/WOBBLE BEYOND AN ACCEPTABLE LEVEL AND PRESENT A SAFETY ISSUE. IT'S VERY SUBTLE BUT ONCE YOU NOTICE YOU CAN'T NOT NOTICE. IT HAPPENS ALL THE TIME AT VERY LOW SPEED WHEN BRAKING (I.E. PULLING OUT OF MY GARAGE AND SWITCHING FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE) OR EVEN IN SUCH SIMPLE SITUATIONS AS GETTING INTO THE C…”May 16, 2021 · Seats · NHTSA owner report

Complaint counts are raw owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects, and scale with how many were sold. Use them to spot patterns, not to rank.

Crash ratings

NHTSA has not published 5-Star crash ratings for this model year.

Other V60 model years

A

2026 V60

0 recalls · 0 complaints

A

2025 V60

2 recalls · 0 complaints

A

2024 V60

2 recalls · 6 complaints

C

2023 V60

5 recalls · 5 complaints

D

2022 V60

4 recalls · 1 complaints

D

2021 V60

4 recalls · 3 complaints

D

2020 V60

4 recalls · 12 complaints

C

2019 V60

4 recalls · 2 complaints

B

2018 V60

2 recalls · 2 complaints

C

2016 V60

4 recalls · 22 complaints

Sources & method

Safety Signal starts every model-year at 100 and subtracts points per open NHTSA recall campaign by severity: critical 15 (fire risk, park-outside or do-not-drive advisories), high 8 (brakes, steering, airbags, loss of drive power, structure, battery), moderate 6, minor 3 (software, labels, lighting fixed by an update). Floor 35. A ≥ 90, B ≥ 80, C ≥ 70, D ≥ 60, otherwise F. Complaint counts and NHTSA crash ratings are shown separately and are not blended into the grade.

EPA figures come from fueleconomy.gov vehicle records (ids 37560, 37561, 37563, 37562, 38069). Recalls, complaints, investigations and crash ratings come from NHTSA's public flat files, refreshed weekly.

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