NHTSA Safety Recalls
2012 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Recalls
The 2012 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 has 2 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on February 5, 2021.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2012 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 2
- Owner complaints
- 216
- Crashes reported
- 7
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
1 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2012 Chevrolet Silverado 1500, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
2 recalls on the 2012 Chevrolet Silverado 1500
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 21V051000
- Reported
- February 5, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 284,645
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 11 other models
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 21V054000
- Reported
- February 5, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,778,128
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2011, 2013 Silverado 1500, 11 other models
2012 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 216 owner complaints about the 2012 Chevrolet Silverado 1500, the newest on August 28, 2026. Of these, 7 describe a crash (3%) and 1 a fire; owners reported 6 injuries.
In complaints about the 2012 Chevrolet Silverado 1500, the component group named most often is the air bags (27%), followed by the structure (16%) and the engine (12%).
2 of the 2012 Chevrolet Silverado 1500's 2 recalls also concern the air bags.
Where 2012 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 owners gave the mileage (122 complaints), the median was 75,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Unknown Or Other73
- Air Bags59
- Structure35
- Engine25
- Electrical System21
- Electronic Stability Control (Esc)10
Complaints received, by year
| 2016 | 38 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 22 | |
| 2018 | 29 | |
| 2019 | 19 | |
| 2020 | 20 | |
| 2021 | 31 | |
| 2022 | 13 | |
| 2023 | 15 | |
| 2024 | 16 | |
| 2025 | 7 | |
| 2026 | 6 |
Complaints about the 2012 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 peaked in 2016, when NHTSA received 38. 0% arrived between 2011 and 2015, the model year's first years on the road.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★☆
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 216 complaints about the 2012 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Chevrolet Silverado 1500 by model year
Other 2012 Chevrolet models
Newest record on this page: August 28, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted