NHTSA Safety Recalls
2012 GMC Terrain Recalls
The 2012 GMC Terrain has 4 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on March 8, 2022.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2012 GMC Terrain. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 4
- Owner complaints
- 364
- Crashes reported
- 17
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
5 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2012 GMC Terrain, 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 GMC Terrain
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 22V137000
- Reported
- March 8, 2022
- Vehicles affected
- up to 740,581
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 108, lamps and reflective devices
- Same campaign
- also 2010–2011, 2013–2017 Terrain
Electrical system: ignition
- Campaign
- 16V502000
- Reported
- July 5, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 8,367
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 114, theft protection and rollaway prevention
- Same campaign
- also 2011, 2013 Terrain, 6 other models
Seats: front assembly: power adjust
- Campaign
- 14V447000
- Reported
- July 23, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 414,333
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2010–2011 Terrain, 5 other models
Tires: pressure monitoring and regulating systems
- Campaign
- 11V511000
- Reported
- October 19, 2011
- Vehicles affected
- up to 33,964
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 138, tire pressure monitoring
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
2012 GMC Terrain complaints by year
NHTSA has received 364 owner complaints about the 2012 GMC Terrain, the newest on June 2, 2026. Of these, 17 describe a crash (5%) and 5 a fire; owners reported 19 injuries.
In complaints about the 2012 GMC Terrain, the component group named most often is the engine (46%), followed by the visibility/wiper (20%) and the power train (10%).
None of the 2012 GMC Terrain's 4 recalls concerns the engine.
Where 2012 GMC Terrain owners gave the mileage (259 complaints), the median was 81,534 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine169
- Visibility/Wiper74
- Power Train37
- Unknown Or Other37
- Electrical System32
- Fuel/Propulsion System28
Complaints received, by year
| 2011 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 9 | |
| 2013 | 8 | |
| 2014 | 6 | |
| 2015 | 14 | |
| 2016 | 22 | |
| 2017 | 47 | |
| 2018 | 56 | |
| 2019 | 67 | |
| 2020 | 33 | |
| 2021 | 33 | |
| 2022 | 26 | |
| 2023 | 16 | |
| 2024 | 15 | |
| 2025 | 8 | |
| 2026 | 3 |
Complaints about the 2012 GMC Terrain peaked in 2019, when NHTSA received 67. 10% 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 GMC Terrain drew 0.8× the complaints of the median GMC Terrain year in the same window: 9th highest of the 13 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★☆
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 364 complaints about the 2012 GMC Terrain are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
GMC Terrain by model year
Other 2012 GMC models
Newest record on this page: June 2, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted