NHTSA Safety Recalls
2012 Toyota FJ Cruiser Recalls
The 2012 Toyota FJ Cruiser has 5 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on August 4, 2014.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2012 Toyota FJ Cruiser. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 5
- Owner complaints
- 41
- Crashes reported
- 0
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
1 fires
On a 2012 Toyota FJ Cruiser, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
5 recalls on the 2012 Toyota FJ Cruiser
Equipment: other: labels
- Campaign
- 14V475000
- Reported
- August 4, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 20,000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 110, tire selection and rims
- Same campaign
- also 2008–2011, 2013–2014 FJ Cruiser, 1 other model
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 13V163000
- Reported
- April 25, 2013
- Vehicles affected
- up to 208,000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 108, lamps and reflective devices
- Same campaign
- also 2007–2011, 2013 FJ Cruiser
Equipment: other: labels
- Campaign
- 13V123000
- Reported
- April 9, 2013
- Vehicles affected
- up to 7,525
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 110, tire selection and rims
- Same campaign
- also 2010–2011, 2013 FJ Cruiser, 16 other models
Seat belts: front: anchorage
- Campaign
- 13V098000
- Reported
- March 15, 2013
- Vehicles affected
- up to 209,000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2007–2011, 2013 FJ Cruiser
Equipment
- Campaign
- 12E046000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2007–2011 FJ Cruiser
2012 Toyota FJ Cruiser complaints by year
NHTSA has received 41 owner complaints about the 2012 Toyota FJ Cruiser, the newest on October 7, 2026. Of these, 1 describe a fire.
In complaints about the 2012 Toyota FJ Cruiser, the component group named most often is the structure (29%), followed by the steering (22%) and the seat belts (12%).
1 of the 2012 Toyota FJ Cruiser's 5 recalls also concerns the seat belts.
Where 2012 Toyota FJ Cruiser owners gave the mileage (24 complaints), the median was 6,700 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Structure12
- Steering9
- Unknown Or Other9
- Seat Belts5
- Suspension5
- Wheels3
Complaints received, by year
| 2011 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 4 | |
| 2013 | 7 | |
| 2014 | 3 | |
| 2015 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 2 | |
| 2018 | 2 | |
| 2019 | 2 | |
| 2020 | 4 | |
| 2021 | 4 | |
| 2022 | 4 | |
| 2023 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 2 | |
| 2025 | 1 | |
| 2026 | 2 |
Complaints about the 2012 Toyota FJ Cruiser peaked in 2013, when NHTSA received 7. 39% 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 Toyota FJ Cruiser drew 0.6× the complaints of the median Toyota FJ Cruiser year in the same window: 4th highest of the 6 ranked years.
That makes 2012 one of the three best-measured Toyota FJ Cruiser years.
The 41 complaints about the 2012 Toyota FJ Cruiser are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Toyota FJ Cruiser by model year
Other 2012 Toyota models
Newest record on this page: October 7, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted