BUICK REGAL PROBLEMS | SAFETY RECALLS & DEFECTS

BUICK REGAL PROBLEMS | SAFETY RECALLS & DEFECTS

Access the National Highway Traffic Safety database of BUICK REGAL recalls and defective parts found on BUICK REGAL automobiles. The National Highway Traffic Safety administration is authorized to order the BUICK REGAL manufacturers to recall and repair vehicles or parts of motor vehicle equipment when its investigation indicates that they contain serious safety defects in their design, structure, body, or performance.

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Most Recent Recalls For BUICK REGAL

Vehicle	Component	Manufacterer
1997-2003 BUICK REGAL ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING Recall
1997-2003 BUICK REGAL	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING Units affected: 1497516	GENERAL MOTORS CORP. Report Date: 2009-04-08
Summary: GENERAL MOTORS IS RECALLING 1,497,516 MY 1997-2003 BUICK REGAL, MY 1998-2003 CHEVROLET LUMINA, MONTE CARLO AND IMPALA, MY 1998-1999 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE, MY 1997-2003 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A 3.8L V6 NATURALLY ASPIRATED ENGINE. SOME OF THESE VEHICLES HAVE A CONDITION IN WHICH DROPS OF ENGINE OIL MAY BE DEPOSITED ON THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD THROUGH HARD BRAKING.
1997-2003 BUICK REGAL ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING Recall
1997-2003 BUICK REGAL	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING Units affected: 207542	GENERAL MOTORS CORP. Report Date: 2008-03-12
Summary: GM IS RECALLING 207,542 MY 1997-2003 BUICK REGAL AND PONTIAC GRAND PRIX VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A 3.8L SUPERCHARGED V-6 ENGINE. ENGINE OIL CAN LEAK FROM THE FRONT VALVE COVER AND CAN MIGRATE DUE TO MANEUVERS SUCH AS HARD BRAKING.
1999 BUICK REGAL EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS Recall
1999 BUICK REGAL	EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS Units affected: 199793	GENERAL MOTORS CORP. Report Date: 2004-08-10
Summary: CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES DO NOT CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, "LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT." SOME OF THESE VEHICLES DO NOT MEET THE OVERHEAD SIGN ILLUMINATION REQUIREMENTS.
1996-1998 BUICK REGAL STEERING:RACK AND PINION Recall
1996-1998 BUICK REGAL	STEERING:RACK AND PINION Units affected: 750283	GENERAL MOTORS CORP. Report Date: 2003-12-11
Summary: CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES HAVE LOWER PINION BEARINGS IN THE POWER RACK AND PINION ASSEMBLY IN WHICH THE RETAINER TABS WERE NOT CRIMPED PROPERLY. THESE RETAINERS COULD FAIL AND PERMIT THE BALL BEARINGS TO ESCAPE.
2000-2001 BUICK REGAL SEAT BELTS Recall
2000-2001 BUICK REGAL	SEAT BELTS Units affected: 116007	GENERAL MOTORS CORP. Report Date: 2001-04-06
Summary: VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, EQUIPPED WITH SUNVISOR LOCATED AIR BAG LABELS, FAIL TO CONFORM TO FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLES SAFETY STANDARD NO. 208, "OCCUPANT CRASH PROTECTION." THESE VEHICLES HAVE A MESSAGE AREA LESS THAN 30 CM WHICH DOES NOT MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE STANDARD.
2000-2001 BUICK REGAL AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW Recall
2000-2001 BUICK REGAL	AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW Units affected: 12	GENERAL MOTORS CORP. Report Date: 2000-11-13
Summary: VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. SOME OF THESE VEHICLES EXHIBIT A CONDITION IN WHICH THE DRIVER SIDE IMPACT AIR BAG INFLATOR SEPARATES FROM THE AIR BAG MODULE DURING DEPLOYMENT.
2000-2001 BUICK REGAL SEAT BELTS Recall
2000-2001 BUICK REGAL	SEAT BELTS Units affected: 156305	GENERAL MOTORS CORP. Report Date: 2000-08-07
Summary: VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES, LIGHT DUTY TRUCKS, SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, AND MINI VANS EQUIPPED WITH TRW SEAT BELT BUCKLE ASSEMBLIES. THE BUCKLE BASE OF THESE SEAT BELT ASSEMBLIES WERE NOT PROPERLY HEAT TREATED AND THEREFORE DO NOT PASS THE LOAD BEARING REQUIREMENT OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 209, "SEAT BELT ASSEMBLIES."
1988-1991 BUICK REGAL STRUCTURE Recall
1988-1991 BUICK REGAL	STRUCTURE Units affected: 713435	GENERAL MOTORS CORP. Report Date: 2000-07-11
Summary: VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES ORIGINALLY SOLD OR CURRENTLY REGISTERED IN THE STATES OF CONNECTICUT, DELAWARE, ILLINOIS, INDIANA, IOWA, MAINE, MARYLAND, MASSACHUSETTS, MICHIGAN, MINNESOTA, MISSOURI, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW JERSEY, NEW YORK, OHIO, PENNSYLVANIA, RHODE ISLAND, VERMONT, WEST VIRGINIA, WISCONSIN, AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, WHERE ROAD SALT USE IS HEAVY. A CONDITION WHERE ONE OR BOTH FRONT ENGINE CRADLE BOLTS CAN PULL THROUGH THE RETAINERS DUE TO CORROSION OF THE RETAINERS.
1995 BUICK REGAL AIR BAGS:FRONTAL Recall
1995 BUICK REGAL	AIR BAGS:FRONTAL Units affected: 268146	GENERAL MOTORS CORP. Report Date: 2000-07-03
Summary: VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. CORROSION OF THE AIR BAG INFLATOR'S INTERNAL WIRING, WHICH CAN OCCUR OVER TIME, COULD CAUSE THE INADVERTENT DEPLOYMENT OF THE DRIVER'S AIR BAG. THIS DEPLOYMENT COULD OCCUR DURING VEHICLE START-UP, WHILE THE VEHICLE IS PARKED OR IDLING, OR WHILE IN OPERATION.
2000 BUICK REGAL FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP Recall
2000 BUICK REGAL	FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP Units affected: 248	GENERAL MOTORS CORP. Report Date: 2000-06-16
Summary: VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. THE CLAMP THAT SECURES THE FLEXIBLE FUEL FILL HOSE TO THE METAL FILL TUBE MAY BE LOOSE AND COULD SEPARATE.