NHTSA Safety Recalls
2012 GMC Canyon Recalls
The 2012 GMC Canyon has 2 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on December 19, 2012.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2012 GMC Canyon. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 2
- Owner complaints
- 23
- Crashes reported
- 1
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
1 fires
On a 2012 GMC Canyon, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
2 recalls on the 2012 GMC Canyon
Latches/locks/linkages: hood: latch
- Campaign
- 12V594000
- Reported
- December 19, 2012
- Vehicles affected
- up to 118,800
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 113, hood latch
- Same campaign
- also 2011 Canyon, 1 other model
Seat belts: front
- Campaign
- 11V552000
- Reported
- November 17, 2011
- Vehicles affected
- up to 5,593
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 208, occupant crash protection
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
2012 GMC Canyon complaints by year
NHTSA has received 23 owner complaints about the 2012 GMC Canyon, the newest on September 20, 2025. Of these, 1 describe a crash (4%) and 1 a fire; owners reported 1 injury.
In complaints about the 2012 GMC Canyon, the component group named most often is the electrical system (39%), followed by the air bags (9%) and the electronic stability control (esc) (9%).
None of the 2012 GMC Canyon's 2 recalls concerns the electrical system.
Where 2012 GMC Canyon owners gave the mileage (15 complaints), the median was 45,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Electrical System9
- Air Bags2
- Electronic Stability Control (Esc)2
- Service Brakes2
- Steering2
- Suspension2
Complaints received, by year
| 2012 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 2 | |
| 2015 | 3 | |
| 2016 | 3 | |
| 2018 | 4 | |
| 2019 | 2 | |
| 2020 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 2 | |
| 2025 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2012 GMC Canyon peaked in 2018, when NHTSA received 4. 26% arrived between 2011 and 2015, the model year's first years on the road.
The 23 complaints about the 2012 GMC Canyon are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
GMC Canyon by model year
Other 2012 GMC models
Newest record on this page: September 20, 2025. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted