21V051000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants, resulting in serious injury or death.
2012 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN
4 safety recall campaigns, 1 defect investigation (1 open), 139 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.
The record
Recall campaigns4
Park it0stop driving until repaired
Investigations11 open
Owner complaints139
Complaints citing a crash3
Complaints citing a fire5
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 4 of 4
21V054000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants, resulting in serious injury or death.
14V827000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
If stuck in the "Start" position, the ignition may suddenly snap back into the "Accessory" position, causing a loss of engine, steering, and braking power, increasing the risk of a vehicle crash. If the vehicle is in a crash, the air bags may not deploy, increasing the risk of occupant injury.
12V112000
STEERING:GEAR BOX:SHAFT PITMAN
IF THIS CONDITION OCCURS, A LOSS OF STEERING COULD RESULT, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
What owners report most
- 38UNKNOWN OR OTHER
- 25AIR BAGS
- 21STRUCTURE:BODY
- 12ENGINE
- 10ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- 5POWER TRAIN
- 3SERVICE BRAKES
- 3STEERING
This page is about a model, not a car
Two 2012 CHEVROLET SUBURBANs 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.