2012 Nissan Cube Recalls

No recalls on record Updated July 2026

No NHTSA recalls on record for the 2012 Nissan Cube. That means NHTSA has no open safety campaign for this vehicle — it does not guarantee the absence of problems. Owners have filed 24 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the power train. Last updated July 5, 2026.

Complaints by component

POWER TRAIN
6
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
3
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
3
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
3
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
3
AIR BAGS
2
ENGINE
1
SEAT BELTS
1
TIRES
1
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
1
Total complaints24

What owners report

Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.

“Problem # 1- is 3 out of 4 door lock actuators all of a sudden stopped working at the exact same time, except the driver door. This is a huge safety issue and causes the door to remain locked. This causes someone getting locked inside the vehicle or locked outside. (google) all the review's as…”

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM · reported 2026-02-01

“Problem # 1- is 3 out of 4 door lock actuators all of a sudden stopped working at the exact same time, except the driver door. This is a huge safety issue and causes the door to remain locked. This causes someone getting locked inside the vehicle or locked outside. (google) all the review's as…”

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM · reported 2026-02-01

“2013-2014 oxygen gas sensor intermittently failed to operate, causing co2 into the cabin. Issue not found nissan instructed to take it to another dealer they found issue and replaced. 2025 same issue dealers cannot find major c02 entering cabin. Cannot drive car due to extreme c02 have blood test…”

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM · reported 2025-01-31

“My back sensors went out and was causing the back tires to be idle while I was driving I immediately immediately got it fixed with my stimulus money”

UNKNOWN OR OTHER · reported 2021-03-18

“The car will stop running and die. It has been worked on and the fuse box and brake lamp light switch has been replaced twice. When it dies it smell like burning electrical wiring and smoke comes out from under the hood. I have almost been killed half a dozen times. I can't drive the car safely.”

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM · reported 2020-07-14

“The car will stop running and die. It has been worked on and the fuse box and brake lamp light switch has been replaced twice. When it dies it smell like burning electrical wiring and smoke comes out from under the hood. I have almost been killed half a dozen times. I can't drive the car safely.”

UNKNOWN OR OTHER · reported 2020-07-14

“I purchase my 2012 nissan cube on january 2019 w 93k on jun 2019 started a noise .it became increasingly worst, took it to the mechanic he road test the car ,and told me it was the transmission I google the cvt trans and find out that nissan have trouble with those trans ,they extend the warranty…”

POWER TRAIN · reported 2019-07-10

“I own a 2012 nissan cube with 80,000 miles on it. My teenager was driving the car when it stalled out on her and would not accelerate. It eventually caught enough to accelerate and the service engine light came on. Took it in to the dealership and the transmission needs to be replaced. It is an…”

POWER TRAIN · reported 2019-06-28

Defect investigations

Investigation EA21002 Opened 2021-09-17 · open

Desiccated Air Bag Inflator Rupture

From 2000 through 2017, Takata produced millions of air bag inflators using two types of phase-stabilized ammonium nitrate ("PSAN") propellant -- propellant 2004 and propellant 2004L. After prolonged exposure to high temperature cycles and humidity, inflators using propellant 2004 can degrade, causing the propellant…

Investigation EA21002 Opened 2021-09-17 · open

Desiccated Air Bag Inflator Rupture

From 2000 through 2017, Takata produced millions of air bag inflators using two types of phase-stabilized ammonium nitrate ("PSAN") propellant -- propellant 2004 and propellant 2004L. After prolonged exposure to high temperature cycles and humidity, inflators using propellant 2004 can degrade, causing the propellant…

Sources & methodology

Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2012 Nissan Cube as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.