2012 Buick Verano: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 3 recall campaigns for the 2012 Buick Verano. The newest campaign is 14V300000. NHTSA received the report on 6 Jun 2014. The NHTSA record gives the component Air Bags. NHTSA has 106 complaints on file for this model year. 1 NHTSA investigation names this model year.
The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.
This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.
Remedy of the newest campaign, 14V300000, in the NHTSA record
GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the steering wheel air bag coil, free of charge. The recall began on July 25, 2014. Chevrolet owners may contact GM at 1-800-222-1020. Buick owners may contact GM at 1-800-521-7300. Note: This is an expansion of recalls 12V-522 and 13V-023.
Complaint information entered into NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation vehicle owner's complaint database is used with other data sources to identify safety issues that warrant investigation and to determine if a safety-related defect trend exists.
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Recall campaigns
3 campaigns, newest first. 38,636 units in total.
14V300000Received . 31,520 units.
Air Bags
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2012 Buick Verano vehicles manufactured December 2, 2011 to July, 16, 2012, Chevrolet Cruze vehicles manufactured December 7, 2011 to July 25, 2012, Chevrolet Sonic vehicles manufactured December 5, 2011 to August 2, 2012, and Chevrolet Camaro vehicles manufactured December 1, 2011 to June 11, 2012. The driver side frontal air bag has a shorting bar which may intermittently contact the air bag terminals.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
If the bar and terminals are contacting each other at the time of a crash necessitating deployment of the driver's frontal air bag, that air bag will not deploy, increasing the driver's risk of injury.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the steering wheel air bag coil, free of charge. The recall began on July 25, 2014. Chevrolet owners may contact GM at 1-800-222-1020. Buick owners may contact GM at 1-800-521-7300. Note: This is an expansion of recalls 12V-522 and 13V-023.
Report filed by General Motors LLC. Manufacturer campaign number 12261. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
13V023000Received . 4,167 units.
Air Bags
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2012 Chevrolet Camaro, Cruze and Sonic, and model year 2012 Buick Verano vehicles. The driver side frontal air bag has a shorting bar which may intermittently contact the air bag terminals.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
If the bar and terminals are contacting each other at the time of a crash necessitating deployment of the driver's frontal air bag, that air bag will not deploy, increasing the driver's risk of injury.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the steering wheel air bag coil, free of charge. The safety recall began on February 13, 2013. Owners may contact General Motors at 1-800-521-7300.
Report filed by General Motors LLC. Manufacturer campaign number 12261. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
12V522000Received . 2,949 units.
Air Bags
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
General Motors is recalling certain model year 2012 Buick Verano, Chevrolet Cruze, and Chevrolet Sonic vehicles. The driver side frontal air bag has a shorting bar which may intermittently contact the air bag terminals.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
If the bar and terminals are contacting each other at the time of a crash necessitating deployment of the driver's frontal airbag, that airbag will not deploy, increasing the driver's risk of injury.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
General Motors will notify owners, and dealers will replace the steering wheel airbag coil, free of charge. The safety recall began on January 11, 2013. Owners may contact General Motors at 1-800-521-7300.
Report filed by General Motors LLC. Manufacturer campaign number 12261. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.
Recall campaign: One recall in the NHTSA recall file, with one campaign number. A campaign can name many makes, models and model years.
Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.
Complaints by component
106 complaints, 146 component mentions.
A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. The figure per 1,000 component mentions shows how many of each 1,000 mentions name the component.
- 2012 Buick Verano
- All 2012 vehicles
| Component | 2012 Verano | All 2012 vehicles | Verano, all years | Mentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engine | 328.8 | 144.2 | 162.7 | 48 |
| Air Bags | 184.9 | 97.4 | 138.8 | 27 |
| Electrical System | 109.6 | 130.1 | 182.1 | 16 |
| Steering | 61.6 | 97.9 | 74.6 | 9 |
| Power Train | 47.9 | 108.9 | 77.6 | 7 |
| Vehicle Speed Control | 47.9 | 34 | 28.4 | 7 |
| Unknown or Other | 34.2 | 69.3 | 71.6 | 5 |
| Visibility/Wiper | 27.4 | 17.3 | 14.9 | 4 |
| Service Brakes | 27.4 | 56.2 | 22.4 | 4 |
| Electronic Stability Control (ESC) | 27.4 | 20.8 | 38.8 | 4 |
The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 18.
- Complaints that report a crash
- 8
- Complaints that report a fire
- 1
- Injuries in the complaints
- 4
- Deaths in the complaints
- 0
- Date of the newest complaint
- 5 May 2026
These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.
Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.
Investigations
| Number | Type | Subject | Component | Opened | Closed | Campaign |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RQ13002 | Recall query | Air Bag Non-deployment | Air Bags / Frontal / Driver Side / Inflator Module | 31 May 2013 | 9 Jul 2014 | 13V023000 |
Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.
Other model years
The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.
A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.
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Official channels
- NHTSA VIN lookupNHTSA shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle from its VIN or its license plate.
- NHTSA: report a safety problemThe NHTSA form for a complaint about a vehicle, a tire, a child seat or equipment.
- NHTSA page of the 2012 Buick VeranoThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 2012 Buick Verano: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/buick/verano/2012/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .
Sources
- Source
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
- Licence
- US government work, public domain
- Recall file through
- 30 Sep 2026
- Complaint file through
- 30 Sep 2026
- First complaint in the file
- 1 Jan 1995
- Manufacturer in the recall file
- General Motors LLC
The NHTSA record is the authority. A complaint count is the number of different complaint numbers for the make, the model and the model year. How the register is made. Report an error.
Questions
- How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2012 Buick Verano?
- 38,636 units in 3 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
- How many recall campaigns does the Buick Verano have for all model years?
- NHTSA lists 11 recall campaigns for the Buick Verano, model years 2012 to 2017. 3 of them name the 2012 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 2012 Buick Verano name most often?
- Engine: 48 of 146 component mentions, or 328.8 per 1,000. For all 2012 vehicles the figure is 144.2 per 1,000.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2012 Buick Verano open?
- No. The 1 investigation that names this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.