NHTSA Safety Recalls
2012 Buick LaCrosse Recalls
The 2012 Buick LaCrosse has 5 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on December 22, 2021.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2012 Buick LaCrosse. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 5
- Owner complaints
- 206
- Crashes reported
- 10
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
4 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2012 Buick LaCrosse, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
5 recalls on the 2012 Buick LaCrosse
Suspension: rear
- Campaign
- 21V00F000
- Reported
- December 22, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 4,271
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2010–2011, 2013 LaCrosse, 2 other models
Suspension: rear
- Campaign
- 20V764000
- Reported
- December 21, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 220,006
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2010–2011, 2013 LaCrosse, 2 other models
Seats: front assembly: power adjust
- Campaign
- 14V447000
- Reported
- July 23, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 414,333
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2011 LaCrosse, 5 other models
Electrical system
- Campaign
- 13V173000
- Reported
- May 6, 2013
- Vehicles affected
- up to 42,904
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2013 LaCrosse, 1 other model
Electronic stability control (esc)
- Campaign
- 11V404000
- Reported
- August 3, 2011
- Vehicles affected
- up to 4,077
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 126, electronic stability control
- Same campaign
- only the 2012 Buick LaCrosse
2012 Buick LaCrosse complaints by year
NHTSA has received 206 owner complaints about the 2012 Buick LaCrosse, the newest on September 17, 2026. Of these, 10 describe a crash (5%) and 4 a fire; owners reported 5 injuries.
In complaints about the 2012 Buick LaCrosse, the component group named most often is the electrical system (30%), followed by the engine (22%) and the suspension (15%).
1 of the 2012 Buick LaCrosse's 5 recalls also concerns the electrical system.
Where 2012 Buick LaCrosse owners gave the mileage (138 complaints), the median was 54,456 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Electrical System62
- Engine46
- Suspension31
- Electronic Stability Control (Esc)25
- Power Train24
- Steering24
Complaints received, by year
| 2011 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 8 | |
| 2013 | 12 | |
| 2014 | 25 | |
| 2015 | 11 | |
| 2016 | 8 | |
| 2017 | 16 | |
| 2018 | 12 | |
| 2019 | 21 | |
| 2020 | 10 | |
| 2021 | 39 | |
| 2022 | 13 | |
| 2023 | 6 | |
| 2024 | 11 | |
| 2025 | 4 | |
| 2026 | 9 |
Complaints about the 2012 Buick LaCrosse peaked in 2021, when NHTSA received 39. 28% arrived between 2011 and 2015, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2012 vehicles, the 2012 Buick LaCrosse drew 2.3× the complaints of the median Buick LaCrosse year in the same window: 3rd highest of the 12 ranked years.
That makes 2012 one of the Buick LaCrosse years to avoid by our method.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★★
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 206 complaints about the 2012 Buick LaCrosse are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Buick LaCrosse by model year
Other 2012 Buick models
Newest record on this page: September 17, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted