NHTSA Safety Recalls
2012 Volvo S60 Recalls
The 2012 Volvo S60 has 8 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on June 30, 2020.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2012 Volvo S60. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 8
- Owner complaints
- 121
- Crashes reported
- 8
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
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On a 2012 Volvo S60, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
8 recalls on the 2012 Volvo S60
Seat belts: front
- Campaign
- 20V378000
- Reported
- June 30, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 308,260
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 209, seat belt assemblies
- Same campaign
- also 2011, 2013–2018 S60, 6 other models
Latches/locks/linkages: doors: latch
- Campaign
- 19V849000
- Reported
- November 26, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 144,937
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Same campaign
- also 2011, 2013–2017 S60, 3 other models
Engine and engine cooling: engine
- Campaign
- 13V592000
- Reported
- November 22, 2013
- Vehicles affected
- up to 30,929
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2011 S60
Structure: body
- Campaign
- 12V101000
- Reported
- March 14, 2012
- Vehicles affected
- up to 2,742
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Electrical system: wiring
- Campaign
- 12V075000
- Reported
- February 28, 2012
- Vehicles affected
- up to 32,552
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 3 other models
Equipment: other: labels
- Campaign
- 11V508000
- Reported
- October 18, 2011
- Vehicles affected
- up to 20,611
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 110, tire selection and rims
- Same campaign
- also 2011 S60, 1 other model
Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings
- Campaign
- 11V311000
- Reported
- June 6, 2011
- Vehicles affected
- up to 448
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and fire
- Same campaign
- only the 2012 Volvo S60
Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump
- Campaign
- 11V303000
- Reported
- June 1, 2011
- Vehicles affected
- up to 8,179
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- only the 2012 Volvo S60
2012 Volvo S60 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 121 owner complaints about the 2012 Volvo S60, the newest on June 23, 2026. Of these, 8 describe a crash (7%); owners reported 13 injuries.
In complaints about the 2012 Volvo S60, the component group named most often is the engine (50%), followed by the electrical system (14%) and the seat belts (7%).
1 of the 2012 Volvo S60's 8 recalls also concerns the electrical system.
Where 2012 Volvo S60 owners gave the mileage (82 complaints), the median was 78,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine61
- Electrical System17
- Unknown Or Other15
- Seat Belts9
- Steering8
- Fuel/Propulsion System7
Complaints received, by year
| 2011 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 4 | |
| 2013 | 5 | |
| 2014 | 5 | |
| 2015 | 7 | |
| 2016 | 11 | |
| 2017 | 8 | |
| 2018 | 12 | |
| 2019 | 12 | |
| 2020 | 14 | |
| 2021 | 16 | |
| 2022 | 8 | |
| 2023 | 7 | |
| 2024 | 7 | |
| 2025 | 1 | |
| 2026 | 3 |
Complaints about the 2012 Volvo S60 peaked in 2021, when NHTSA received 16. 18% arrived between 2011 and 2015, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2012 vehicles, the 2012 Volvo S60 drew 1.1× the complaints of the median Volvo S60 year in the same window: 4th highest of the 10 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★★
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 5/5
The 121 complaints about the 2012 Volvo S60 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Volvo S60 by model year
Other 2012 Volvo models
Newest record on this page: June 23, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted