AutoUtility currently tracks 15 official NHTSA owner defect complaints for the 2017 Volvo S60. Body & Structure issues are the most frequently reported category, appearing in 4 complaints (26.7% of submitted records). Among these NHTSA complaint records, 1 filing cites a crash, 1 reports one or more injuries.
- • Total NHTSA Complaints: 15 reports
- • #1 Reported Problem Area: Body & Structure (4 reports • 26.7% of submitted complaints)
- • Secondary Problem Areas: Wheels & Tires (2), Visibility, Wipers & Glass (1)
- • Crash-Citing Complaints: 1 filings
- • Fire-Citing Complaints: 0 filings
- • Complaints Reporting Injuries / Fatalities: 1 injury filings • 0 fatality filings
Most Reported Problems for 2017 Volvo S60
Top automotive subsystem defect categories ranked by unique owner complaint volume in federal records
Body & Structure
NHTSA records list 1 official safety recall campaign for this model year involving the same broad component area:
- Campaign #19V849000 LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
Wheels & Tires
Visibility, Wipers & Glass
Air Bags & Restraints
NHTSA records list 3 official safety recall campaigns for this model year involving the same broad component area:
- Campaign #20V378000 SEAT BELTS:FRONT
- Campaign #16V918000 AIR BAGS
- Campaign #16V798000 SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
Engine & Cooling
Recent NHTSA Owner Reports for 2017 Volvo S60
Representative defect filings submitted by owners to the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
"The contact's son owns a 2017 Volvo S60. The contact’s son stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the driver’s side door unexpectedly opened. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, where it was diagnosed that the driver’s side door latch had failed and needed to be replaced...."
"Front driver door latch malfunctioning. There was a recall on these, but does not include my vin number."
"Yesterday I took my one year old granddaughter to North Carolina, which is an hour and a half drive away. We had breakfast with family members and I loaded her into the back seat. When I closed the door it looked as if the door closed, but as I began to drive, the door swung open. I attempted to..."
"Multiple doors unexpectedly open. Door latches do not lock."
"4 new Bridgestone WEATHERPEAK BL 235/45R18 tires were purchased for "mom’s" low mileage vehicle. 8 months / 3,850 miles later, while my daughter was driving it in the center lane of the highway, the front left tire suddenly exploded! Fortunately, there were no injuries but had there been another..."
Complaint History for Volvo S60
Reported defect complaint volume across sibling model years (2015–2025)
| Model Year | NHTSA Complaints | Crash Reports | Safety Recalls | Detailed Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Volvo S60 | 57 | 3 | 2 | View 2015 Problems → |
| 2016 Volvo S60 | 26 | 1 | 4 | View 2016 Problems → |
| 2017 Volvo S60 Current Page | 15 | 1 | 5 | Current |
| 2018 Volvo S60 | 4 | 0 | 1 | View 2018 Problems → |
| 2019 Volvo S60 | 23 | 0 | 4 | View 2019 Problems → |
| 2020 Volvo S60 | 8 | 1 | 4 | View 2020 Problems → |
| 2021 Volvo S60 | 8 | 0 | 3 | View 2021 Problems → |
| 2022 Volvo S60 | 15 | 0 | 4 | View 2022 Problems → |
| 2023 Volvo S60 | 3 | 0 | 6 | View 2023 Problems → |
| 2024 Volvo S60 | 18 | 3 | 3 | View 2024 Problems → |
| 2025 Volvo S60 | 0 | 0 | 2 | View 2025 Problems → |
Detailed NHTSA Component Breakdown for 2017 Volvo S60
Complete distribution of consumer defect reports across all 10 granular NHTSA system and subsystem classifications
| Vehicle Component / System | Total Complaints | Crash Reports | Fire Reports | Reported Injury Entries | Reported Fatality Entries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other / Uncategorized NHTSA category: UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Structure & Body NHTSA category: STRUCTURE | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Engine NHTSA category: ENGINE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doors, Latches & Locks NHTSA category: LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Seat Belts NHTSA category: SEAT BELTS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Service Brakes NHTSA category: SERVICE BRAKES | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| STRUCTURE,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tires NHTSA category: TIRES | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Visibility / Glass NHTSA category: VISIBILITY | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Wheels & Hubs NHTSA category: WHEELS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The complaint records on this page are retrieved directly from the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) public database.
Local Production Store Compiled: August 2026 • Deterministic Audited Dataset • Zero Dynamic External API Runtime Latency.