{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Volvo recall 12V317 (255): Model Year 2011-2013 S80",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/12v317/",
  "summary": "Recall 12V317 (Volvo): THIS MAY RESULT IN DECREASED ENGINE RPMS AND POSSIBLE ENGINE STALL, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH. Volvo's own number: 255.",
  "excerpt": "Volvo S80, model years 2011 to 2013. Filed by Volvo Cars Of N.a. Llc. and reported to NHTSA on 6 July 2012. 1,469 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Volvo is recalling certain model year 2011-2013 s80 vehicles. a software error may prevent the transmission from downshifting such as shifting from fifth to fourth gear when coasting. Is your vehicle included? Check with your VIN at NHTSA , or ask a dealer. This page is an independent copy of the notice, kept so you can see what changed after it was published. It is not the authority, and the authority’s own text is the one to act on. CarsMultiverse / Recalls Volvo's own number for this recall: 255. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 12V317 is the number NHTSA gave the same campaign, and the number this page is filed under. They are one recall, written two ways. Answered from the register this site holds. NHTSA is the record to act on. What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “THIS MAY RESULT IN DECREASED ENGINE RPMS AND POSSIBLE ENGINE STALL, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.” 12V317 VOLVO CARS OF N.A. LLC. Power Train:Automatic Transmission:Control Module (TCM/PCM/Tecm) 6 July 2012 2011-2013 VOLVO S80 THIS MAY RESULT IN DECREASED ENGINE RPMS AND POSSIBLE ENGINE STALL, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH. VOLVO WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND DEALERS WILL UPGRADE THE SOFTWARE TO THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE, FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON AUGUST 10, 2012. OWNERS M",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T14:36:18+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-17T06:07:06+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Volvo recall 12V317 (255): Model Year 2011-2013 S80\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/12v317/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}