NHTSA Safety Recalls
2012 Chevrolet Traverse Recalls
The 2012 Chevrolet Traverse has 5 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on April 8, 2021.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2012 Chevrolet Traverse. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 5
- Owner complaints
- 354
- Crashes reported
- 10
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
2 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2012 Chevrolet Traverse, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
5 recalls on the 2012 Chevrolet Traverse
Air bags: critical fasteners
- Campaign
- 21V246000
- Reported
- April 8, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 108
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Same campaign
- also 2010–2011, 2013–2019 Traverse, 2 other models
Structure: body: hatchback/liftgate
- Campaign
- 15V415000
- Reported
- June 30, 2015
- Vehicles affected
- up to 691,144
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Same campaign
- also 2009–2011 Traverse, 3 other models
Seat belts
- Campaign
- 14V266000
- Reported
- May 20, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,339,355
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2009–2011, 2013–2014 Traverse, 3 other models
Air bags: side/window
- Campaign
- 14V118000
- Reported
- March 17, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,176,407
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2009–2011, 2013 Traverse, 3 other models
Visibility: windshield wiper/washer: linkages
- Campaign
- 12V151000
- Reported
- April 9, 2012
- Vehicles affected
- up to 47,846
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2011 Traverse, 2 other models
2012 Chevrolet Traverse complaints by year
NHTSA has received 354 owner complaints about the 2012 Chevrolet Traverse, the newest on November 11, 2025. Of these, 10 describe a crash (3%) and 2 a fire; owners reported 14 injuries.
In complaints about the 2012 Chevrolet Traverse, the component group named most often is the engine (32%), followed by the electronic stability control (esc) (24%) and the steering (18%).
None of the 2012 Chevrolet Traverse's 5 recalls concerns the engine.
Where 2012 Chevrolet Traverse owners gave the mileage (284 complaints), the median was 85,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine115
- Electronic Stability Control (Esc)84
- Steering62
- Air Bags48
- Electrical System48
- Power Train46
Complaints received, by year
| 2012 | 3 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 3 | |
| 2014 | 26 | |
| 2015 | 33 | |
| 2016 | 39 | |
| 2017 | 48 | |
| 2018 | 58 | |
| 2019 | 67 | |
| 2020 | 30 | |
| 2021 | 21 | |
| 2022 | 9 | |
| 2023 | 4 | |
| 2024 | 7 | |
| 2025 | 6 |
Complaints about the 2012 Chevrolet Traverse peaked in 2019, when NHTSA received 67. 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 Chevrolet Traverse drew 0.9× the complaints of the median Chevrolet Traverse year in the same window: 8th highest of the 14 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★★
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 354 complaints about the 2012 Chevrolet Traverse are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Chevrolet Traverse by model year
Other 2012 Chevrolet models
Newest record on this page: November 11, 2025. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted