2023 Volvo V60 Problems: 4 Known Issues

On the 2023 Volvo V60, the 2023 V60 wagon is one of the vehicles covered by Volvo's 23V012000 recall. The defect is a diagnostic error in the Brake Control Module 2 (BCM2), and its effect is the simultaneous loss of three safety systems: ABS, Electronic Stability Control and traction control. For a V60 owner the relevant point is that this is a software problem in the module that supervises brake function — nothing is worn out or leaking, and there is no part to replace. What NHTSA flags as the hazard is the reduction in brake support functions, which raises the risk of a crash. The recall's 27,457 units are the campaign total spanning the whole group of 2023 Volvo models named by NHTSA, so no conclusion should be drawn about how many V60s are involved. Volvo's reference for the campaign is R10217.

On the 2023-2025 Volvo V60, volvo has recalled certain 2023-2025 V60 wagons (the recall population also includes the Cross Country variant years listed) for a rear-visibility defect: when the driver selects reverse, the rearview camera image may fail to display. That failure means the vehicles do not comply with FMVSS 111, "Rear Visibility." NHTSA categorizes the fault as back-over prevention software rather than a hardware failure, and Volvo's correction is accordingly a software update. NHTSA's consequence statement is that a rearview camera image which does not display reduces the driver's view behind the vehicle and increases the risk of a crash. The 413,151 units listed by NHTSA is the size of the whole campaign across all affected Volvo models and years, not a V60-specific figure. Recall 25V908000 supersedes the earlier campaign 25V282.

On the 2023-2025 Volvo V60, if you own a 2023, 2024, or 2025 V60, it may be covered by Volvo Car USA recall 25V282000. On affected wagons the rearview camera image may simply not come up when reverse is selected. That is a compliance failure against FMVSS 111, "Rear Visibility," and NHTSA's consequence statement notes that without the image the driver's view of what is behind the vehicle is reduced, increasing crash risk. Volvo's filed remedy is a software update, so the recall targets software rather than the camera module itself. The 413,151 units NHTSA associates with this action is a campaign-wide total spanning many Volvo models and years — it says nothing about how many V60s are involved.

On the 2019-2023 Volvo V60, for equipped vehicles with intermittent automatic tailgate operation, Volvo provides a rear-bumper wiring remedy. This is not evidence that the powered struts have failed. Applies to: 2019-and-later Volvo V60 with the hands-free tailgate (Foot Movement Detection Module) and intermittent automatic tailgate operation. Vehicles without that equipment are not covered; a Volvo workshop must confirm the equipment on the actual vehicle.