# NHTSA recall 12V484000

A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.

- Published by: NHTSA \(United States\)
- Campaign number: 12V484000
- Manufacturer's number: 12212
- Manufacturer: General Motors LLC
- Reported: 2012\-10\-04
- Owners notified: 2014\-09\-08
- Component: EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL
- Units potentially affected: 120426

## What is wrong

General Motors LLC \(GM\) is recalling certain model year 2011\-2013 Buick Regal and model year 2013 Chevrolet Malibu vehicles.  These vehicles are equipped with two turn signal bulbs in each front turn signal.  If one of the two front turn signal bulbs burn out in either front turn signal lamp, there is no indication to the driver.  As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 108, "Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment."


## What can happen

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.


## The remedy

GM will notify owners, dealers will update the body control module software, free of charge.  The recall began in September 2014.  Owners may contact Buick at 1\-800\-521\-7300 or Chevrolet at 1\-800\-222\-1020.  GM's number for this recall is 12212.


## Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1\-888\-327\-4236 \(TTY 1\-800\-424\-9153\), or go to www.safercar.gov.


## Remedy progress the manufacturer reported

- Report: Quarterly report 7, for 2016 quarter 1
- Filed with NHTSA: 2016\-04\-19
- Vehicles in the campaign: 120426
- Reported remedied: 104382 \(86%\)
- Reported unreachable: 258
- Reported removed: 0

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2016 quarter 1, as filed with NHTSA. They do not say whether one vehicle has been remedied: check the VIN with the official lookups. The reports are from data as of 2026\-10\-19.

## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2011 BUICK REGAL](/makes/buick/regal/2011/recalls.md)
- [2012 BUICK REGAL](/makes/buick/regal/2012/recalls.md)
- [2013 BUICK REGAL](/makes/buick/regal/2013/recalls.md)
- [2013 CHEVROLET MALIBU](/makes/chevrolet/malibu/2013/recalls.md)

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.

- [12212](/bulletins/10245850.md), 2023-12-04, Service bulletin

## Check a VIN

- [NHTSA recall lookup by VIN, United States](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls)
- [Transport Canada recall search, Canada](https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng)

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