NHTSA Safety Recalls
2012 Chevrolet Impala Recalls
The 2012 Chevrolet Impala has 3 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on June 23, 2014.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2012 Chevrolet Impala. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 3
- Owner complaints
- 258
- Crashes reported
- 20
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
5 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2012 Chevrolet Impala, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
3 recalls on the 2012 Chevrolet Impala
Electrical system: ignition
- Campaign
- 14V355000
- Reported
- June 23, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 3,141,731
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2006–2011, 2013–2014 Impala, 5 other models
Suspension: front: control arm: lower arm
- Campaign
- 12V377000
- Reported
- August 3, 2012
- Vehicles affected
- up to 36,413
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2008–2011 Impala
Steering: hydraulic power assist: hose, piping, and connections
- Campaign
- 11V398000
- Reported
- August 5, 2011
- Vehicles affected
- up to 10,344
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- only the 2012 Chevrolet Impala
2012 Chevrolet Impala complaints by year
NHTSA has received 258 owner complaints about the 2012 Chevrolet Impala, the newest on March 9, 2026. Of these, 20 describe a crash (8%) and 5 a fire; owners reported 16 injuries.
In complaints about the 2012 Chevrolet Impala, the component group named most often is the electrical system (22%), followed by the electronic stability control (esc) (21%) and the steering (19%).
1 of the 2012 Chevrolet Impala's 3 recalls also concerns the electrical system.
Where 2012 Chevrolet Impala owners gave the mileage (204 complaints), the median was 48,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Electrical System58
- Electronic Stability Control (Esc)54
- Steering49
- Engine40
- Service Brakes32
- Power Train27
Complaints received, by year
| 2011 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 11 | |
| 2013 | 20 | |
| 2014 | 51 | |
| 2015 | 25 | |
| 2016 | 33 | |
| 2017 | 25 | |
| 2018 | 30 | |
| 2019 | 26 | |
| 2020 | 11 | |
| 2021 | 8 | |
| 2022 | 4 | |
| 2023 | 7 | |
| 2024 | 3 | |
| 2025 | 1 | |
| 2026 | 2 |
Complaints about the 2012 Chevrolet Impala peaked in 2014, when NHTSA received 51. 42% 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 Impala drew 0.8× the complaints of the median Chevrolet Impala year in the same window: 14th highest of the 20 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★☆
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 4/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 258 complaints about the 2012 Chevrolet Impala are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Chevrolet Impala by model year
Other 2012 Chevrolet models
Newest record on this page: March 9, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted