Oct 22, 20231 injury
I have had an issue several times with the hatch of my Volvo xc60. It has a feature where if you wave your foot under the rear door, the hatch will open or close automatically. This has been triggered inadvertantley several times, nearly injuring several people. This is especially dangerous for small children. You can be trapped by the closing door. In one incident, while parked in our garage, the hatch inadvertently opened and pinned me against the wall while holding a small child. The force could injure a child without question. I tried to disable this feature and couldn’t find a way to do it. If you google it, this is a common issue that others have had happen too.
NHTSA ODI 11551241
Oct 13, 2020Electrical systemBrakes1 injury
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2020 VOLVO XC60. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO DECELERATE INDEPENDENTLY AND SHE DEPRESSED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED NO WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED SHE CONTINUED TO DRIVE TO HER DESTINATION. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V144000 (FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LOCAL DEALER VOLVO CARS SAN DIEGO LOCATED AT 5350 KEARNY MESA RD, SAN DIEGO, CA 92111, (858) 279-9700 WHERE THE RECALL REPAIRS WERE COMPLETED. THE CONTACT STATED AFTER THE RECALL WAS COMPLETED, WHILE DRIVING AT A SLOW SPEED AND APPROACHING ANOTHER VEHICLE TURNING TO THE RIGHT WHEN SHE EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE FOR THE SECOND TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER AND WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEED AT A PARKING LOT WHEN THE VEHICLE FORCEFULLY APPLIED THE BRAKES. THE CONTACT STATED THE AUTOMATIC INTERVENTION WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A WHIPLASH AND CONCUSSION AND SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION 3 DAYS LATER. THE CONTACT STATED SHE HAD EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE ON 4 DIFFERENT OCCASION AND ALSO WHEN GEARS ON REVERSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED LOCAL DEALER VOLVO CARS CARLSBAD LOCATED AT 6830 AVENIDA ENCINAS, CARLSBAD, CA 92011. (760) 931-7100 AND UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN INFORMED OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 6,000.
NHTSA ODI 11364197