Desiccated Air Bag Inflator Rupture
EA21002
Still open engineering analysis · opened September 17, 2021 · the air bags
NHTSA safety record
Buick
Every complaint, recall and defect investigation on file for a Buick, model years 2010 to 2025.
60
Vehicles
4,768
Complaints
172
Recalls
63
Fires
2
Deaths
60Buick year and model combinations have enough on file to be worth a page here, and between them their owners have filed 4,768 safety complaints with NHTSA. More of those name the engine than any other system: 983 of them. The single most complained-about is the 2014 Enclave, with 292.
NHTSA holds 172 recall campaigns naming Buick vehicles, across every model year the agency records rather than only the ones shown here. 1 defect investigation into these vehicles is open and unresolved. A death has been reported in 2 of these 60 vehicles.
Most complained-about Buick models
Complaints for every published model year of each model added together. A model that sold in larger numbers collects more complaints, and nothing here divides by sales because NHTSA does not publish them.
What goes wrong on a Buick
The systems named most often across every Buick complaint on file. One complaint can name more than one system, so these add up to more than the complaint total. "Unknown or other" is excluded: it is what the intake form records when an owner cannot place the failure.
- ENGINE 983
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 945
- AIR BAGS 892
- POWER TRAIN 548
- STEERING 514
Open investigations (1)
NHTSA has decided a pattern is worth examining and has not closed the file. A preliminary evaluation is often closed with no action; an engineering analysis is the stage that usually precedes a recall.
Most recent Buick recalls
The newest campaigns naming a Buick, by the date the manufacturer's defect report reached NHTSA. Each one covers a build range, which may be narrower than the model years listed.
EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL
26V114000 · February 26, 2026
Without an owner's manual to consult, owners may not know how to safely use and operate the vehicle, increasing the risk of injury in a crash.
General Motors, LLC · up to 5,861 vehicles
SUSPENSION:REAR
26V113000 · February 26, 2026
Rear toe link fracture can cause a loss of vehicle control, increasing the risk of a crash.
General Motors, LLC · up to 17,050 vehicles
Pages 2013 Regal 2012 Regal
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
25V764000 · November 6, 2025
An inflator that ruptures may partially inflate the air bag and cause sharp metal fragments to enter or exit the vehicle, increasing the risk of an injury.
General Motors, LLC · up to 2,099 vehicles
Pages 2014 Verano
EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS
24V710000 · September 25, 2024
Missing tire and load rating information may result in driving with improperly inflated tires or an overloaded vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
General Motors, LLC · up to 527 vehicles
Pages 2024 Envision
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
23V870000 · December 21, 2023
An inflator that ruptures may partially inflate the air bag and cause sharp metal fragments to enter or exit the vehicle, increasing the risk of an injury.
General Motors, LLC · up to 20,712 vehicles
Pages 2014 Verano
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
23V744000 · November 6, 2023
A blank instrument panel will not show critical information, such as vehicle speed and warning lights, increasing the risk of a crash.
General Motors, LLC · up to 60,154 vehicles
Pages 2024 Envista 2024 Encore GX
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
23V674000 · September 20, 2023
An inflator that ruptures may partially inflate the air bag and cause sharp metal fragments to enter or exit the vehicle, increasing the risk of an injury.
General Motors, LLC · up to 9,264 vehicles
Pages 2014 Verano
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
23V516000 · July 27, 2023
An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants, resulting in serious injury or death.
General Motors, LLC · up to 767 vehicles
Pages 2013 Verano
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
23V334000 · May 10, 2023
An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants, resulting in serious injury or death.
General Motors, LLC · up to 995,085 vehicles
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:LIGHTING CONTROL MODULE:SOFTWARE
22V903000 · December 8, 2022
DRLs that do not deactivate as intended may result in a glare, reducing visibility, and increasing the risk of a crash.
General Motors, LLC · up to 740,108 vehicles
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Every Buick page on this site
60 vehicles across 11 models, newest model year first.
Built from NHTSA's complaint file published August 20, 2026, its recall campaign API and its defect investigation file. A complaint is one owner's unverified account, not a finding of fault. How this is counted. · All makes
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