NHTSA Safety Recalls
2012 Chevrolet Corvette Recalls
The 2012 Chevrolet Corvette has 1 NHTSA safety recall on file, the newest reported on October 3, 2011.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2012 Chevrolet Corvette. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 1
- Owner complaints
- 56
- Crashes reported
- 2
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
On a 2012 Chevrolet Corvette, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
1 recall on the 2012 Chevrolet Corvette
Structure: body: hatchback/liftgate: hinge and attachments
- Campaign
- 11V491000
- Reported
- October 3, 2011
- Vehicles affected
- up to 5,755
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 206, door locks and door retention
- Same campaign
- also 2011 Corvette
2012 Chevrolet Corvette complaints by year
NHTSA has received 56 owner complaints about the 2012 Chevrolet Corvette, the newest on July 2, 2026. Of these, 2 describe a crash (4%).
In complaints about the 2012 Chevrolet Corvette, the component group named most often is the fuel/propulsion system (50%), followed by the air bags (18%) and the electrical system (11%).
The 2012 Chevrolet Corvette's only recall does not concern the fuel/propulsion system.
Where 2012 Chevrolet Corvette owners gave the mileage (39 complaints), the median was 25,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Fuel/Propulsion System28
- Air Bags10
- Electrical System6
- Electronic Stability Control (Esc)5
- Service Brakes4
- Exterior Lighting3
Complaints received, by year
| 2012 | 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 2 | |
| 2014 | 4 | |
| 2015 | 3 | |
| 2016 | 7 | |
| 2017 | 4 | |
| 2018 | 3 | |
| 2019 | 4 | |
| 2020 | 8 | |
| 2021 | 5 | |
| 2022 | 4 | |
| 2023 | 3 | |
| 2024 | 3 | |
| 2026 | 4 |
Complaints about the 2012 Chevrolet Corvette peaked in 2020, when NHTSA received 8. 20% 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 Chevrolet Corvette drew 0.4× the complaints of the median Chevrolet Corvette year in the same window: 21st highest of the 21 ranked years.
That makes 2012 one of the three best-measured Chevrolet Corvette years.
The 56 complaints about the 2012 Chevrolet Corvette are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Chevrolet Corvette by model year
Other 2012 Chevrolet models
Newest record on this page: July 2, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted