NHTSA Safety Recalls
2012 Volvo XC60 Recalls
The 2012 Volvo XC60 has 3 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on June 30, 2020.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2012 Volvo XC60. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 3
- Owner complaints
- 46
- Crashes reported
- 2
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2012 Volvo XC60, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
3 recalls on the 2012 Volvo XC60
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 2010–2011, 2013–2016 XC60, 6 other models
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
2012 Volvo XC60 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 46 owner complaints about the 2012 Volvo XC60, the newest on July 9, 2025. Of these, 2 describe a crash (4%); owners reported 1 injury.
In complaints about the 2012 Volvo XC60, the component group named most often is the visibility/wiper (41%), followed by the electrical system (9%) and the structure (9%).
1 of the 2012 Volvo XC60's 3 recalls also concerns the electrical system.
Where 2012 Volvo XC60 owners gave the mileage (18 complaints), the median was 60,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Visibility/Wiper19
- Unknown Or Other9
- Electrical System4
- Structure4
- Steering3
- Visibility3
Complaints received, by year
| 2012 | 3 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 2 | |
| 2016 | 2 | |
| 2017 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 2 | |
| 2019 | 7 | |
| 2020 | 6 | |
| 2021 | 7 | |
| 2022 | 10 | |
| 2023 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 2 | |
| 2025 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2012 Volvo XC60 peaked in 2022, when NHTSA received 10. 13% arrived between 2011 and 2015, the model year's first years on the road.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★★
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 46 complaints about the 2012 Volvo XC60 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Volvo XC60 by model year
Other 2012 Volvo models
Newest record on this page: July 9, 2025. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted