NHTSA Campaign 12V075000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
NHTSA campaign 12V075000 covers 4 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the electrical system: wiring. The repair is free.
VOLVO CARS OF N.A. LLC filed the report for 12V075000 with NHTSA on February 28, 2012; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 12V075000, NHTSA lists up to 32,552 potentially affected vehicles, built between May 16, 2011 and October 4, 2011.
The 12V075000 report reached NHTSA 5 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 12V075000 were scheduled from April 12, 2012, 44 days after the report.
12V075000 covers 4 models from Volvo, model years 2012.
Owners of the model years 12V075000 covers have filed at least 21 complaints naming the electrical system, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 12V075000 vehicles, the 2012 Volvo S60 has the most (17).
By potentially affected vehicles, 12V075000 ranks 11 of 54 VOLVO CARS OF N.A. LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 12V075000, VOLVO CARS OF N.A. LLC has 4 other recalls on the electrical system on this site; the one before 12V075000 was 09V343000, reported on September 1, 2009.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- VOLVO IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2012 S60, XC60, S80 AND XC70 VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM MAY 16, 2011, THROUGH OCTOBER 6, 2011. IN THESE VEHICLES, THE WIRE HARNESS UNDER THE FRONT SEATS MAY HAVE NOT BEEN ATTACHED PROPERLY TO THE SEAT FRAME. AS A RESULT, WHEN THE SEATS ARE MOVED TO ADJUST THE SEATING POSITION, THE WIRE HARNESS MAY GET PULLED, CAUSING IT TO DISCONNECT.
- The risk
- IN THE EVENT OF CRASH, THE FRONT AND/OR SIDE IMPACT AIR BAGS MAY DEPLOY IMPROPERLY OR NOT AT ALL, INCREASING THE RISK OF INJURY. ALSO, THE LAP BELT PRETENSIONER MAY NOT DEPLOY.
- The fix
- VOLVO WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND, IF NECESSARY, SECURE THE SEAT WIRE HARNESS. THIS SERVICE WILL BE PERFORMED FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON APRIL 12, 2012. OWNERS MAY CONTACT VOLVO CARS AT 1-800-458-1552.
- Notes
- THE VOLVO RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER IS 250.
Reported February 28, 2012
Vehicles covered by 12V075000 (4)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 12V075000, not that your own vehicle does: a campaign covers a range of VINs. A VIN check on NHTSA's lookup shows whether it is.
Newest record on this page: February 28, 2012. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted