2012 BUICK REGAL

7 safety recall campaigns, 2 defect investigations, 138 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.

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The record

Recall campaigns7
Park it0stop driving until repaired
Investigations2
Owner complaints138
Complaints citing a crash5
Complaints citing a fire4

Complaints are reports from owners of this model year, not findings about any particular vehicle, and a model that sold in large numbers will collect more of them. They are counted here as filed; nothing is inferred from them.

Recall campaigns 6 of 7

26V1130002026-02-26

SUSPENSION:REAR

Rear toe link fracture can cause a loss of vehicle control, increasing the risk of a crash.

21V00F0002021-12-22

SUSPENSION:REAR

A rear toe link fracture may reduce the driver's ability to control the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.

20V7640002020-12-21

SUSPENSION:REAR

A rear toe link fracture may reduce the driver's ability to control the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.

14V4470002014-07-23

SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST

If the driver's seat unexpectedly drops, the distraction and altered seat position may affect the drivers' control of the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.

13V1730002013-05-06

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

If the vehicle is continued to be driven, the engine may stall and/or the vehicle may not start. In addition, there may be a burning or melting odor, smoke, and possibly a fire in the trunk.

12V4840002012-10-04

EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL

If the driver is not aware that a turn signal is not functioning properly, the driver may continue to drive the vehicle. If half of a front turn signal is not illuminating, other driver's may not be aware that the affected vehicle is turning, thereby increasing the risk of a crash.

What owners report most

  • 32EXTERIOR LIGHTING
  • 21ENGINE
  • 14ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
  • 11SUSPENSION
  • 8SERVICE BRAKES
  • 7ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
  • 7POWER TRAIN
  • 6VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

This page is about a model, not a car

Two 2012 BUICK REGALs can have entirely different histories, and a recall campaign usually covers a build-date window rather than a whole model year — which a VIN does not encode, so only the door-jamb label settles it. Scanning the VIN adds the decode, the crash tests, the fuel economy and the complaints matched to that exact engine, trim and assembly plant.

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