LEGO Technic 42175 Volvo FMX Truck & EC230 Electric Excavator

LEGO Technic set 42175, Volvo FMX Truck & EC230 Electric Excavator, depicts a Volvo FMX truck paired with an EC230 electric excavator. Released in 2024 under the Technic theme, it contains 2274 pieces and focuses on contemporary construction machinery.

This set brings together two Volvo work vehicles in a Technic construction machinery subject. The FMX truck and EC230 electric excavator create a linked transport and jobsite pairing, with the model focused on vehicles rather than figures.

The build uses 2274 pieces and follows the Technic emphasis on structural construction, mechanical layout and recognizable vehicle forms.

It suits builders who collect Technic industrial vehicles, want a display model with a practical construction theme, or prefer vehicle based play. Among Technic sets, it fits with heavy equipment and licensed vehicle models, distinguished by the Volvo subject and the combination of two related machines.

Inventory of set 42175

The inventory of set 42175 lists 2,274 pieces, spare parts excluded: 285 different lots (one shape in one color) for 184 part shapes. The box also contains 40 spare parts, for small elements that are easy to lose.

Colors of set 42175

Main color: black, making up 49% of the parts, followed by blue (13%) and light bluish gray (11%).

Part types

Most common parts in set 42175

165 of the 184 part shapes in this set have their own page on Setopedia, with their colors, element numbers and the other sets that use them. See all LEGO parts

Exclusive parts in set 42175

One part shape in set 42175 appears in no other set in the catalog, most often a printed element, a sticker or a mold specific to the model. If it gets lost, you will need to look for it individually, for example on BrickLink, rather than in another set. Counting colors, 5 lots in the set are not found in any other set.

Rebuilding set 42175 from another set

Share of the parts of set 42175 found in each of these similarly sized sets, counting shape, colour and quantity:

Set 42172 McLaren P1 supplies 64% of them: enough to build a good part of the model before filling in the rest piece by piece.

Size of set 42175 within its line

With 2,274 pieces, set 42175 ranks #20 out of 443 Technic sets in our database, which have an average of 658 parts. Among the 571 sets released in 2024, it ranks #25. That is 3.5 times the average Technic set size.