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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2012 Volvo XC70 Recalls

The 2012 Volvo XC70 has 2 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on June 30, 2020.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2012 Volvo XC70. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
2

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
14

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
0

in complaints

NHTSA crash test
Not rated

On a 2012 Volvo XC70, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.

2 recalls on the 2012 Volvo XC70

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 2008–2011, 2013–2016 XC70, 6 other models

20V378000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

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

12V075000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2012 Volvo XC70 complaints by year

NHTSA has received 14 owner complaints about the 2012 Volvo XC70, the newest on June 27, 2022.

In complaints about the 2012 Volvo XC70, the component group named most often is the visibility/wiper (36%), followed by the structure (21%) and the steering (14%).

None of the 2012 Volvo XC70's 2 recalls concerns the visibility/wiper.

Where 2012 Volvo XC70 owners gave the mileage (11 complaints), the median was 25,000 miles.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Visibility/Wiper5
  • Structure3
  • Steering2
  • Unknown Or Other2
  • Seat Belts1
  • Service Brakes1

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2012 Volvo XC70 received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20132
20162
20173
20192
20203
20211
20221

Complaints about the 2012 Volvo XC70 peaked in 2017, when NHTSA received 3. 14% arrived between 2011 and 2015, the model year's first years on the road.

The 14 complaints about the 2012 Volvo XC70 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Volvo XC70 by model year

Other 2012 Volvo models

Newest record on this page: June 27, 2022. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted