Airbags complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2012 Chevrolet volt has 77 NHTSA airbags complaints and 0 airbags-related recalls.
77
Complaints
0
Recalls
2
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 11, 2025 | AIR BAGS | Airbag sensor failure in seat. |
| Feb 25, 2025 | AIR BAGS,SEATS,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | passenger presence detection system is malfunctioning, and causing a "service airbag" warning. This ... |
| Apr 1, 2024 | AIR BAGS,SEATS | This issue has been reported extensively: NHTSA PE19013. The passenger seat sensor has failed leadi... |
| Oct 12, 2023 | AIR BAGS | The contact owns a 2012 Chevrolet Volt. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the "Ser... |
| Aug 10, 2023 | AIR BAGS | Airbag sensor harness underneath the passenger seat comes disconnected from moving the seat back and... |
| Jul 28, 2023 | AIR BAGS | In September 2019, the Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened [XXX] to assess the malfunction... |
| Jul 1, 2023 | AIR BAGS | The contact owns a 2012 Chevrolet Volt. The contact stated while operating the vehicle, the front pa... |
| Nov 1, 2022 | AIR BAGS | The passenger seat occupancy sensor is malfunctioning and needs replaced. |
| Aug 1, 2022 | AIR BAGS | Airbag light is on due to faulty passenger seat sensor that is a known defect by manufacturer. Your ... |
| Jan 12, 2022 | AIR BAGS | Airbag Service Light comes on for unknown reason. This appears to be a very common problem amongst C... |
| Jan 1, 2022 | AIR BAGS | Regular Faulty Warnings referring to air bag component |
| Aug 11, 2021 | AIR BAGS | Seat sensor for passenger air bag is not working. It picks up a passenger and turns on air bag then ... |
| Jul 6, 2021 | AIR BAGS | The "service airbag" light starting coming on. I took the car to the dealership and they said that... |
| Apr 9, 2021 | AIR BAGS | THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT KEEPS GOING ON AND OFF RANDOMLY FOR DIFFERENT LENGTHS OF TIME. I LOOKED U... |
| Mar 1, 2021 | AIR BAGS | We began receiving the intermittent warning message "Service Airbag" on our 2012 Chevy Volt at aroun... |
| Dec 28, 2020 | AIR BAGS | MY 2012 HAS A "SERVICE AIRBAG" CODE THAT POPS UP WHEN I START THE CAR. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ON ... |
| Oct 17, 2020 | AIR BAGS | AIRBAG SENSOR WARNING. 117K MILES. JUST CAME ON, DEALER WANTS $1100 TO FIX IT. AS THIS IS A SAFETY I... |
| Oct 1, 2020 | AIR BAGS | SERVICE AIRBAG SENSOR FOR PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. I WILL GET THE WARNING DING, THEN THE AIRBAG LIGHT ... |
| Sep 19, 2020 | AIR BAGS | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET VOLT. THE CONTACT STATED UPON STARTING VEHICLE, THE SERVICE AI... |
| Sep 1, 2020 | AIR BAGS | In mid 2020 I began to get an intermittent warning of a problem with the passenger side, front seat ... |