vehicle issue

2012 Chevrolet Camaro — AIR BAGS

Official recalls, investigations, manufacturer communications, and deduplicated NHTSA complaints for the 2012 Chevrolet Camaro AIR BAGS system.

Official identifiers and sources shown at claim level Data refreshed 8/29/2026

answer

What the official record set shows

For this vehicle and system, the database links 2 recall campaigns, 1 defect investigations, 0 manufacturer communication documents, and 22 deduplicated NHTSA complaint incidents. These are separate evidence types; complaint reports are not treated as proven defects.

Recall campaigns
2
Defect investigations
1
Deduplicated complaint incidents
22
Manufacturer documents
0

SOURCES

safety

Safety and recall action

One or more safety recalls are linked. Check the VIN with NHTSA or a dealer to confirm whether this individual vehicle is affected and whether the remedy is open.

Do-not-drive flag
No
Park-outside flag
No
Recall progress reports
5
Recall campaigns
2

campaigns

Defect investigations

NHTSA data associates 1 investigation actions with this model year and component. No linked action is currently listed as open in the flat file.

Open investigation
No
Official records
1

Action Numbers

  • RQ13002

SOURCES

tsbs

Manufacturer communications

NHTSA lists 0 manufacturer communication documents for this model-year/component mapping. A communication may be technical guidance, a service campaign, warranty information, or another notice; it is not automatically a recall or a diagnosis.

Official records
0

symptoms

Deduplicated owner-report context

The supporting record set contains 22 distinct ODI complaint incidents, including 7 crash reports and 1 fire reports. Reported injuries total 4 and deaths total 3 after deduplicating repeated component rows. These submissions are allegations and do not prove causation or diagnose this vehicle.

Fire reports
1
Reported deaths
3
Crash reports
7
Reported injuries
4
Incidents
22
Median reported failure mileage
40,000

Odi Numbers

  • 11608879
  • 11594291
  • 11533899
  • 11507427
  • 11278391
  • 11266607
  • 10990567
  • 10927508
  • 10910109
  • 10907703

SOURCES

methodology

Official-record timeline

The timeline separates the first linked recall, investigation, manufacturer communication, complaint filing, and latest recall-progress update. Dates describe the records, not the onset date for every vehicle.

Official-record events

  • recall-first-record — 2013-01-24
  • investigation-opened — 2013-05-31
  • complaint-first-filed — 2012-05-21
  • recall-progress-latest — 2016-01-28

repair options

Dealer, repair shop, or stop driving?

Check the VIN and official action numbers first. Contact a dealer for recall, campaign, warranty, and current manufacturer-document applicability. A qualified independent shop can diagnose the present condition using those identifiers, but should not replace parts from counts alone.

DIY repair procedure provided
No

Recommended order

  • official VIN lookup
  • dealer campaign check
  • qualified diagnosis

sources

Official sources and limits

Recall, investigation, manufacturer communication, recall-progress, and complaint identities come from NHTSA public data. The page does not infer a failed part, prescribe a DIY repair, or claim that every listed record applies to the VIN.

Policy
phase15-official-dossier-v1
Claim Coverage
complete