NHTSA Safety Recalls
2012 Nissan Xterra Recalls
The 2012 Nissan Xterra has 2 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on September 20, 2012.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2012 Nissan Xterra. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 2
- Owner complaints
- 16
- Crashes reported
- 0
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
On a 2012 Nissan Xterra, 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 Nissan Xterra
Suspension: front: hub
- Campaign
- 12V462000
- Reported
- September 20, 2012
- Vehicles affected
- up to 2,417
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2 other models
Engine and engine cooling
- Campaign
- 11V592000
- Reported
- December 19, 2011
- Vehicles affected
- up to 14,718
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2011 Xterra, 2 other models
2012 Nissan Xterra complaints by year
NHTSA has received 16 owner complaints about the 2012 Nissan Xterra, the newest on June 21, 2026.
In complaints about the 2012 Nissan Xterra, the component group named most often is the power train (38%), followed by the air bags (25%) and the engine (25%).
None of the 2012 Nissan Xterra's 2 recalls concerns the power train.
Component groups named in complaints
- Power Train6
- Air Bags4
- Engine4
- Fuel/Propulsion System1
- Tires1
- Unknown Or Other1
Complaints received, by year
| 2013 | 3 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 2 | |
| 2017 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 3 | |
| 2024 | 3 | |
| 2026 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2012 Nissan Xterra peaked in 2013, when NHTSA received 3. 31% arrived between 2011 and 2015, the model year's first years on the road.
The 16 complaints about the 2012 Nissan Xterra are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Nissan Xterra by model year
Other 2012 Nissan models
Newest record on this page: June 21, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted