NHTSA Safety Recalls
2012 Chrysler 300 Recalls
The 2012 Chrysler 300 has 9 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on January 15, 2019.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2012 Chrysler 300. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 9
- Owner complaints
- 426
- Crashes reported
- 24
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
34 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2012 Chrysler 300, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
9 recalls on the 2012 Chrysler 300
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 19V018000
- Reported
- January 15, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,413,222
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash, injury and death
- NHTSA advisory
- do not drive until repaired
- Same campaign
- also 2010–2011, 2013–2015 300, 5 other models
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 18V021000
- Reported
- January 9, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 328,177
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- NHTSA advisory
- do not drive until repaired
- Same campaign
- also 2009–2011, 2013 300, 9 other models
Electrical system: alternator/generator/regulator
- Campaign
- 17V435000
- Reported
- July 10, 2017
- Vehicles affected
- up to 442,214
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and fire
- Same campaign
- also 2011, 2013–2014 300, 4 other models
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 16V352000
- Reported
- May 24, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 4,648,270
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- NHTSA advisory
- do not drive until repaired
- Same campaign
- also 2005–2011 300, 13 other models
Power train: automatic transmission: control module (tcm/pcm/tecm)
- Campaign
- 16V240000
- Reported
- April 25, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 811,290
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Same campaign
- also 2013–2014 300, 2 other models
Electrical system: alternator/generator/regulator
- Campaign
- 14V634000
- Reported
- October 8, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 435,081
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2011, 2013–2014 300, 4 other models
Air bags
- Campaign
- 13V118000
- Reported
- April 3, 2013
- Vehicles affected
- up to 119,497
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2011 300, 2 other models
Service brakes, air: antilock: control unit/module
- Campaign
- 12V197000
- Reported
- May 2, 2012
- Vehicles affected
- up to 119,072
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2011 300, 1 other model
Tires: pressure monitoring and regulating systems
- Campaign
- 12V004000
- Reported
- January 6, 2012
- Vehicles affected
- up to 303
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 138, tire pressure monitoring
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
2012 Chrysler 300 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 426 owner complaints about the 2012 Chrysler 300, the newest on September 6, 2026. Of these, 24 describe a crash (6%) and 34 a fire; owners reported 13 injuries and 1 death.
In complaints about the 2012 Chrysler 300, the component group named most often is the electrical system (50%), followed by the air bags (19%) and the power train (19%).
2 of the 2012 Chrysler 300's 9 recalls also concern the electrical system.
Where 2012 Chrysler 300 owners gave the mileage (301 complaints), the median was 65,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Electrical System212
- Air Bags83
- Power Train79
- Engine58
- Service Brakes28
- Steering28
Complaints received, by year
| 2011 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 12 | |
| 2013 | 11 | |
| 2014 | 26 | |
| 2015 | 61 | |
| 2016 | 108 | |
| 2017 | 85 | |
| 2018 | 40 | |
| 2019 | 34 | |
| 2020 | 14 | |
| 2021 | 6 | |
| 2022 | 12 | |
| 2023 | 5 | |
| 2024 | 2 | |
| 2025 | 4 | |
| 2026 | 5 |
Complaints about the 2012 Chrysler 300 peaked in 2016, when NHTSA received 108. 26% 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 300 drew 2.4× the complaints of the median Chrysler 300 year in the same window: 4th highest of the 15 ranked years.
That makes 2012 one of the Chrysler 300 years to avoid by our method.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★★
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 426 complaints about the 2012 Chrysler 300 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Chrysler 300 by model year
Other 2012 Chrysler models
Newest record on this page: September 6, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted