NHTSA Safety Recalls
2006 Buick Rainier Recalls
The 2006 Buick Rainier has 7 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on September 24, 2015.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2006 Buick Rainier. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 7
- Owner complaints
- 91
- Crashes reported
- 1
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★☆☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
5 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2006 Buick Rainier, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
7 recalls on the 2006 Buick Rainier
Visibility: power window devices and controls
- Campaign
- 15V599000
- Reported
- September 24, 2015
- Vehicles affected
- up to 9,932
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2007 Rainier, 4 other models
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 15V519000
- Reported
- August 14, 2015
- Vehicles affected
- up to 429,170
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2007 Rainier, 7 other models
Visibility: power window devices and controls
- Campaign
- 14V404000
- Reported
- July 2, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 184,611
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2007 Rainier, 5 other models
Electrical system
- Campaign
- 13V248000
- Reported
- June 13, 2013
- Vehicles affected
- up to 193,652
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2007 Rainier, 5 other models
Electrical system
- Campaign
- 12V406000
- Reported
- August 16, 2012
- Vehicles affected
- up to 278,174
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2007 Rainier, 3 other models
Equipment: other: labels
- Campaign
- 05V552000
- Reported
- December 7, 2005
- Vehicles affected
- up to 32,068
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 110, tire selection and rims
- Same campaign
- also 22 other models
Steering: hydraulic power assist: hose, piping, and connections
- Campaign
- 05V455000
- Reported
- October 5, 2005
- Vehicles affected
- up to 123,592
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 12 other models
2006 Buick Rainier complaints by year
NHTSA has received 91 owner complaints about the 2006 Buick Rainier, the newest on December 9, 2025. Of these, 1 describe a crash (1%) and 5 a fire.
In complaints about the 2006 Buick Rainier, the component group named most often is the fuel system, gasoline (27%), followed by the electrical system (19%) and the exterior lighting (13%).
2 of the 2006 Buick Rainier's 7 recalls also concern the electrical system.
Where 2006 Buick Rainier owners gave the mileage (72 complaints), the median was 73,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Fuel System, Gasoline25
- Electrical System17
- Exterior Lighting12
- Fuel System, Other8
- Power Train7
- Suspension7
Complaints received, by year
| 2006 | 3 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 2 | |
| 2010 | 5 | |
| 2011 | 27 | |
| 2012 | 7 | |
| 2013 | 7 | |
| 2014 | 6 | |
| 2015 | 13 | |
| 2016 | 4 | |
| 2017 | 5 | |
| 2018 | 3 | |
| 2019 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 2 | |
| 2021 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 3 | |
| 2023 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2006 Buick Rainier peaked in 2011, when NHTSA received 27. 5% arrived between 2005 and 2009, the model year's first years on the road.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 3/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 91 complaints about the 2006 Buick Rainier are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Buick Rainier by model year
Other 2006 Buick models
Newest record on this page: December 9, 2025. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted