2 NHTSA safety recalls cover the 2012 Chevrolet Volt. Owners have filed 245 complaints with NHTSA about this model year. Every recall repair is free at any Chevrolet dealer.
Is yours affected? Recalls cover ranges of VINs, not every 2012 Chevrolet Volt. Check your Volt by VIN and confirm open recalls at NHTSA.gov.
Each campaign as NHTSA published it: what is wrong, what can happen, and the fix. Newest first.
Owners filed 245 complaints with NHTSA about the 2012 Chevrolet Volt, reporting 6 crashes, 2 fires, 11 injuries. Chevrolet has issued at least 1,849 technical service bulletins (repair instructions to dealers) for this model year. Complaints are unverified owner reports; a recall is the manufacturer’s admission of a safety defect.
Read Chevrolet Volt owner complaints and bulletins, every year
NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation lists this model year in 3 investigations. An investigation is not a recall; it is how NHTSA decides whether one is needed.
Owners have filed 245 complaints with NHTSA about the 2012 Chevrolet Volt. A few in their own words, shortened. Complaints are unverified and are not proof of a defect or of any recall.
“Grandson was driving and went to brake to make a turn and the engine not available light came on and he had no brakes. He was unable to slow and take the turn and hit a truck in the front driver quarter panel which resulted in the car being a total loss.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11560993
“PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG / SEAT SENSOR MALFUNCTIONED SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE. SEEN MANY OTHER COMPLAINANTS EXACTLY THE SAME ISSUE. GOT IN A CAR ACCIDENT AND MY PASSENGER WAS ALMOST KILLED AS THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THE MANUFACTURES REALLY NEEDS TO RECALL AND FIX THESE SEAT SENSORS.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11220773
“2012 CHEVROLET VOLT CHARGING STATION HAS BURNED THE OUTLET IN MY GARAGE THREE TIMES. EACH TIME I HIRED AN ELECTRICIAN TO REPLACE BURNED OUTLET AND VERIFY IT IS WIRED PROPERLY. WHATEVER THE MALFUNCTION IS, IT DOES NOT TRIP THE GFCI. THIS IS A FIRE HAZARD.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11121732
“I WAS TRAVELING ON A STRAIGHT CITY STREET WHEN I WAS STRUCK BY A VEHICLE COMING OFF A SIDE STREET THAT HAD LOST CONTROL OF THEIR CAR. I WAS HIT ON THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR. I WAS GOING ABOUT 25 MPH. I HIT MY HEAD ON THE DOOR FRAME ABOVE THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW. THE SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 10870046
“I WAS MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN AND WAS HIT BY AN SUV WHO RAN A RED LIGHT DOING ABOUT 35 OR 40 MILES PER HOUR ON FRONT OF MY CAR.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 10780684
Search the official database: NHTSA. Excerpts are quoted from the public record, shortened at a sentence and with personal details removed.
Not every 2012 Chevrolet Volt is in every recall. Enter your 17-character VIN to see the recalls on record for your exact vehicle, then confirm which are still open at NHTSA.gov or with any Chevrolet dealer.