# 2012 VOLVO XC60 — STEERING
> NHTSA complaint `1192072` · 2015-06-19 · Volvo Car USA, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** VOLVO
- **Model:** XC60
- **Year:** 2012
- **Manufacturer:** Volvo Car USA, LLC
- **Component:** STEERING
- **Miles at failure:** 82,000
- **Speed:** 10 mph
## Narrative
LAST EVENING WHEN TURNING A CORNER MY FINGER WAS CUT BY THE METAL PORTION OF THE STEERING WHEEL.   WHEN I GOT HOME, I NOTICED THAT AT THE "6 O'CLOCK" POSITION THERE WAS SHARP METAL THAT HAS COME LOOSE AND THAT IS WHAT CUT MY FINGER.       I DID SOME RESEARCH AND THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR.  ALSO, UPON CALLING THE DEALER THIS MORNING THEY SAID THEY KEEP A NUMBER OF THE REPLACEMENT PARTS IN INVENTORY BECAUSE IT HAPPENS ALL THE TIME.  MUCH TO MY SURPRISE THERE HAS NOT BEEN A SAFETY RECALL.   THE DEALER SAID THEY WILL WORK WITH ME ON THE PRICE, BUT WOULD NOT COVER IT BECAUSE MY CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY.     I REALLY THINK IF PEOPLE ARE GETTING CUT THIS SHOULD BE RAISED TO A RECALL LEVEL.
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