NHTSA Safety Recalls
2012 Dodge Nitro Recalls
The 2012 Dodge Nitro has 1 NHTSA safety recall on file, the newest reported on July 2, 2013.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2012 Dodge Nitro. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 1
- Owner complaints
- 2
- Crashes reported
- 0
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
On a 2012 Dodge Nitro, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
1 recall on the 2012 Dodge Nitro
Electrical system
- Campaign
- 13V282000
- Reported
- July 2, 2013
- Vehicles affected
- up to 442,320
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2011 Nitro, 4 other models
2012 Dodge Nitro complaints by year
NHTSA has received 2 owner complaints about the 2012 Dodge Nitro, the newest on October 27, 2020.
In complaints about the 2012 Dodge Nitro, the component group named most often is the air bags (50%), followed by the electrical system (50%) and the equipment adaptive/mobility (50%).
The 2012 Dodge Nitro's only recall also concerns the electrical system.
Component groups named in complaints
- Air Bags1
- Electrical System1
- Equipment Adaptive/Mobility1
Complaints received, by year
| 2015 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2012 Dodge Nitro peaked in 2015, when NHTSA received 1. 50% arrived between 2011 and 2015, the model year's first years on the road.
The 2 complaints about the 2012 Dodge Nitro are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Dodge Nitro by model year
Other 2012 Dodge models
Newest record on this page: October 27, 2020. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted