NHTSA Safety Recalls
2012 Nissan Versa Recalls
The 2012 Nissan Versa has 11 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on June 15, 2018.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2012 Nissan Versa. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 11
- Owner complaints
- 486
- Crashes reported
- 40
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
6 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2012 Nissan Versa, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
11 recalls on the 2012 Nissan Versa
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 18V401000
- Reported
- June 15, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 104,762
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2010–2011 Versa
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 18V044000
- Reported
- January 10, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 52,614
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2009–2011 Versa
Suspension: front: springs: coil springs
- Campaign
- 17V637000
- Reported
- October 11, 2017
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,119
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- only the 2012 Nissan Versa
Air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 17V449000
- Reported
- July 17, 2017
- Vehicles affected
- up to 515,394
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2007–2011 Versa
Air bags: side/window
- Campaign
- 17V144000
- Reported
- March 6, 2017
- Vehicles affected
- up to 54,751
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Same campaign
- only the 2012 Nissan Versa
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 17V028000
- Reported
- January 10, 2017
- Vehicles affected
- up to 152,554
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2007–2009 Versa
Suspension: front: springs: coil springs
- Campaign
- 15V573000
- Reported
- September 14, 2015
- Vehicles affected
- up to 218,019
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2007–2011 Versa
Vehicle speed control: accelerator pedal
- Campaign
- 15V507000
- Reported
- August 12, 2015
- Vehicles affected
- up to 298,747
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2013–2015 Versa, 1 other model
Air bags: side/window
- Campaign
- 12V055000
- Reported
- February 14, 2012
- Vehicles affected
- up to 976
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Power train: manual transmission: shift pattern indicator
- Campaign
- 12V032000
- Reported
- February 1, 2012
- Vehicles affected
- up to 36,608
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 114, theft protection and rollaway prevention
- Same campaign
- only the 2012 Nissan Versa
Air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 22E066000
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2007–2011 Versa, 3 other models
2012 Nissan Versa complaints by year
NHTSA has received 486 owner complaints about the 2012 Nissan Versa, the newest on January 30, 2026. Of these, 40 describe a crash (8%) and 6 a fire; owners reported 31 injuries and 1 death.
In complaints about the 2012 Nissan Versa, the component group named most often is the air bags (34%), followed by the power train (34%) and the engine (10%).
7 of the 2012 Nissan Versa's 11 recalls also concern the air bags.
Where 2012 Nissan Versa owners gave the mileage (313 complaints), the median was 60,088 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Air Bags167
- Power Train163
- Unknown Or Other51
- Engine50
- Electrical System34
- Vehicle Speed Control33
Complaints received, by year
| 2011 | 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 20 | |
| 2013 | 18 | |
| 2014 | 40 | |
| 2015 | 65 | |
| 2016 | 55 | |
| 2017 | 128 | |
| 2018 | 64 | |
| 2019 | 31 | |
| 2020 | 22 | |
| 2021 | 15 | |
| 2022 | 8 | |
| 2023 | 7 | |
| 2024 | 5 | |
| 2025 | 5 | |
| 2026 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2012 Nissan Versa peaked in 2017, when NHTSA received 128. 30% 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 Nissan Versa drew 3.7× the complaints of the median Nissan Versa year in the same window: 1st highest of the 16 ranked years.
That makes 2012 one of the Nissan Versa years to avoid by our method.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★☆
- Frontal: 3/5
- Side: 4/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 486 complaints about the 2012 Nissan Versa are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Nissan Versa by model year
Other 2012 Nissan models
Newest record on this page: January 30, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted