NHTSA Safety Recalls
2012 Chrysler 200 Recalls
The 2012 Chrysler 200 has 4 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on October 10, 2017.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2012 Chrysler 200. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 4
- Owner complaints
- 638
- Crashes reported
- 29
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
4 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2012 Chrysler 200, 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 Chrysler 200
Seats: front assembly: head restraint
- Campaign
- 17V640000
- Reported
- October 10, 2017
- Vehicles affected
- up to 363,930
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2013 200, 2 other models
Seat belts: pretensioner
- Campaign
- 16V668000
- Reported
- September 15, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,435,625
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2011, 2013–2014 200, 5 other models
Electrical system
- Campaign
- 13V282000
- Reported
- July 2, 2013
- Vehicles affected
- up to 442,320
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2011, 2013 200, 4 other models
Engine and engine cooling
- Campaign
- 11V487000
- Reported
- September 29, 2011
- Vehicles affected
- up to 667
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 6 other models
2012 Chrysler 200 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 638 owner complaints about the 2012 Chrysler 200, the newest on April 27, 2026. Of these, 29 describe a crash (5%) and 4 a fire; owners reported 33 injuries.
In complaints about the 2012 Chrysler 200, the component group named most often is the engine (23%), followed by the electrical system (22%) and the air bags (21%).
1 of the 2012 Chrysler 200's 4 recalls also concerns the electrical system.
Where 2012 Chrysler 200 owners gave the mileage (468 complaints), the median was 59,914 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine146
- Electrical System140
- Air Bags136
- Unknown Or Other103
- Seat Belts71
- Visibility/Wiper56
Complaints received, by year
| 2012 | 39 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 41 | |
| 2014 | 50 | |
| 2015 | 67 | |
| 2016 | 73 | |
| 2017 | 143 | |
| 2018 | 71 | |
| 2019 | 52 | |
| 2020 | 42 | |
| 2021 | 23 | |
| 2022 | 12 | |
| 2023 | 11 | |
| 2024 | 6 | |
| 2025 | 5 | |
| 2026 | 3 |
Complaints about the 2012 Chrysler 200 peaked in 2017, when NHTSA received 143. 31% 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 Chrysler 200 drew 1.3× the complaints of the median Chrysler 200 year in the same window: 2nd highest of the 7 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★☆
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 3/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 638 complaints about the 2012 Chrysler 200 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Chrysler 200 by model year
Other 2012 Chrysler models
Newest record on this page: April 27, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted