2012 Polaris Ranger 800 Recalls
No NHTSA recalls on record for the 2012 Polaris Ranger 800. That means NHTSA has no open safety campaign for this vehicle — it does not guarantee the absence of problems. Owners have filed 7 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the seats. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Complaints by component
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.
“Tl* the contact owns a 2013 (na) polaris ranger 800. While driving 3 mph, the passenger observed that his seat was very hot. The contact was aware of a failure with the seat support because it was hooked to the heat shield that was located above the exhaust. The contact previously notified the…”
“Tl* the contact owns a 2013 (na) polaris ranger 800. While driving 3 mph, the passenger observed that his seat was very hot. The contact was aware of a failure with the seat support because it was hooked to the heat shield that was located above the exhaust. The contact previously notified the…”
“Rear seat on passenger side melted onto a frame cross member near the engine exhaust system. Incident was reported to polaris corporate via email. Response has not been provided. This could have caused a fire had the plastic seat bottom ignited resulting in personal injury or total loss of the…”
“Rear seat on passenger side melted onto a frame cross member near the engine exhaust system. Incident was reported to polaris corporate via email. Response has not been provided. This could have caused a fire had the plastic seat bottom ignited resulting in personal injury or total loss of the…”
“Ten months after purchase of the vehicle the engine began using excessive amounts of oil; running bad after warm-up with misfiring, would not idle correctly; engine 'stalling-out' during operation and dying; engine hard to start which resulted in 'slack' in components; middle of back-seat got too…”
“Ten months after purchase of the vehicle the engine began using excessive amounts of oil; running bad after warm-up with misfiring, would not idle correctly; engine 'stalling-out' during operation and dying; engine hard to start which resulted in 'slack' in components; middle of back-seat got too…”
“Ten months after purchase of the vehicle the engine began using excessive amounts of oil; running bad after warm-up with misfiring, would not idle correctly; engine 'stalling-out' during operation and dying; engine hard to start which resulted in 'slack' in components; middle of back-seat got too…”
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2012 Polaris Ranger 800 as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.