NHTSA Safety Recalls
2012 Chevrolet Silverado 3500 Recalls
The 2012 Chevrolet Silverado 3500 has 4 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on February 5, 2021.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2012 Chevrolet Silverado 3500. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 4
- Owner complaints
- 23
- Crashes reported
- 1
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
On a 2012 Chevrolet Silverado 3500, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
4 recalls on the 2012 Chevrolet Silverado 3500
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, 2013–2014 Silverado 3500, 11 other models
Equipment
- Campaign
- 18V267000
- Reported
- April 26, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 6,154
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2009, 2011, 2013–2014 Silverado 3500, 4 other models
Fuel system, gasoline: storage: auxillary tank
- Campaign
- 17V664000
- Reported
- October 19, 2017
- Vehicles affected
- up to 35,292
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2011, 2013–2015 Silverado 3500, 1 other model
2012 Chevrolet Silverado 3500 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 23 owner complaints about the 2012 Chevrolet Silverado 3500, the newest on December 12, 2025. Of these, 1 describe a crash (4%); owners reported 0 injuries and 1 death.
In complaints about the 2012 Chevrolet Silverado 3500, the component group named most often is the tires (26%), followed by the air bags (17%) and the engine (17%).
2 of the 2012 Chevrolet Silverado 3500's 4 recalls also concern the air bags.
Where 2012 Chevrolet Silverado 3500 owners gave the mileage (14 complaints), the median was 42,575 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Tires6
- Air Bags4
- Engine4
- Fuel/Propulsion System4
- Steering3
- Electrical System2
Complaints received, by year
| 2012 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 3 | |
| 2015 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 2 | |
| 2017 | 2 | |
| 2018 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 4 | |
| 2021 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 2 | |
| 2025 | 2 |
Complaints about the 2012 Chevrolet Silverado 3500 peaked in 2019, when NHTSA received 4. 22% arrived between 2011 and 2015, the model year's first years on the road.
The 23 complaints about the 2012 Chevrolet Silverado 3500 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Chevrolet Silverado 3500 by model year
Other 2012 Chevrolet models
Newest record on this page: December 12, 2025. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted