NHTSA Safety Recalls
2000 Buick LeSabre Recalls
The 2000 Buick LeSabre has 5 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on February 24, 2004.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2000 Buick LeSabre. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 5
- Owner complaints
- 669
- Crashes reported
- 26
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
30 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2000 Buick LeSabre, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
5 recalls on the 2000 Buick LeSabre
Fuel system, gasoline: delivery
- Campaign
- 04V090000
- Reported
- February 24, 2004
- Vehicles affected
- up to 910,873
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 4 other models
Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components
- Campaign
- 00V114000
- Reported
- April 17, 2000
- Vehicles affected
- up to 8,132
- Same campaign
- also 4 other models
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 99V355000
- Reported
- December 17, 1999
- Vehicles affected
- up to 35,725
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 108, lamps and reflective devices
- Same campaign
- only the 2000 Buick LeSabre
Steering: linkages: tie rod assembly
- Campaign
- 99V301000
- Reported
- October 29, 1999
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,284
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 4 other models
Service brakes, hydraulic: power assist: vacuum
- Campaign
- 99V238000
- Reported
- August 27, 1999
- Vehicles affected
- up to 988
- Same campaign
- only the 2000 Buick LeSabre
2000 Buick LeSabre complaints by year
NHTSA has received 669 owner complaints about the 2000 Buick LeSabre, the newest on August 26, 2026. Of these, 26 describe a crash (4%) and 30 a fire; owners reported 24 injuries.
In complaints about the 2000 Buick LeSabre, the component group named most often is the visibility (36%), followed by the electrical system (13%) and the engine and engine cooling (12%).
None of the 2000 Buick LeSabre's 5 recalls concerns the visibility.
Where 2000 Buick LeSabre owners gave the mileage (349 complaints), the median was 60,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Visibility244
- Electrical System87
- Engine And Engine Cooling78
- Steering47
- Fuel System, Gasoline45
- Tires36
Complaints received, by year
| 1999 | 28 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 69 | |
| 2001 | 46 | |
| 2002 | 44 | |
| 2003 | 74 | |
| 2004 | 75 | |
| 2005 | 66 | |
| 2006 | 44 | |
| 2007 | 45 | |
| 2008 | 48 | |
| 2009 | 15 | |
| 2010 | 19 | |
| 2011 | 17 | |
| 2012 | 11 | |
| 2013 | 10 | |
| 2014 | 15 | |
| 2015 | 5 | |
| 2016 | 12 | |
| 2017 | 5 | |
| 2018 | 5 | |
| 2019 | 3 | |
| 2020 | 8 | |
| 2021 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 2 | |
| 2026 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2000 Buick LeSabre peaked in 2004, when NHTSA received 75. 39% arrived between 1999 and 2003, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2000 vehicles, the 2000 Buick LeSabre drew 3.6× the complaints of the median Buick LeSabre year in the same window: 1st highest of the 6 ranked years.
That makes 2000 one of the Buick LeSabre years to avoid by our method.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 4/5
The 669 complaints about the 2000 Buick LeSabre are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Buick LeSabre by model year
Other 2000 Buick models
Newest record on this page: August 26, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted