NHTSA Safety Recalls
2012 Buick Regal Recalls
The 2012 Buick Regal has 7 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on February 26, 2026.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2012 Buick Regal. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 7
- Owner complaints
- 92
- Crashes reported
- 3
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
2 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2012 Buick Regal, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
7 recalls on the 2012 Buick Regal
Suspension: rear
- Campaign
- 26V113000
- Reported
- February 26, 2026
- Vehicles affected
- up to 17,050
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2013 Regal
Suspension: rear
- Campaign
- 21V00F000
- Reported
- December 22, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 4,271
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2013 Regal, 2 other models
Suspension: rear
- Campaign
- 20V764000
- Reported
- December 21, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 220,006
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2013 Regal, 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 Regal, 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 Regal, 1 other model
Exterior lighting: turn signal
- Campaign
- 12V484000
- Reported
- October 4, 2012
- Vehicles affected
- up to 120,426
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 108, lamps and reflective devices
- Same campaign
- also 2011, 2013 Regal, 1 other model
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 12V093000
- Reported
- March 7, 2012
- Vehicles affected
- up to 3,633
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 108, lamps and reflective devices
- Same campaign
- only the 2012 Buick Regal
2012 Buick Regal complaints by year
NHTSA has received 92 owner complaints about the 2012 Buick Regal, the newest on July 15, 2026. Of these, 3 describe a crash (3%) and 2 a fire; owners reported 4 injuries.
In complaints about the 2012 Buick Regal, the component group named most often is the exterior lighting (36%), followed by the engine (23%) and the electrical system (20%).
2 of the 2012 Buick Regal's 7 recalls also concern the exterior lighting.
Where 2012 Buick Regal owners gave the mileage (63 complaints), the median was 59,527 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Exterior Lighting33
- Engine21
- Electrical System18
- Suspension11
- Service Brakes8
- Electronic Stability Control (Esc)7
Complaints received, by year
| 2012 | 7 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 4 | |
| 2014 | 2 | |
| 2015 | 4 | |
| 2016 | 2 | |
| 2017 | 5 | |
| 2018 | 12 | |
| 2019 | 10 | |
| 2020 | 11 | |
| 2021 | 18 | |
| 2022 | 6 | |
| 2023 | 5 | |
| 2024 | 3 | |
| 2025 | 2 | |
| 2026 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2012 Buick Regal peaked in 2021, when NHTSA received 18. 18% 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 Regal drew 1.2× the complaints of the median Buick Regal year in the same window: 4th highest of the 10 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★★
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 92 complaints about the 2012 Buick Regal are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Buick Regal by model year
Other 2012 Buick models
Newest record on this page: July 15, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted