NHTSA Safety Recalls
2009 Buick Enclave Recalls
The 2009 Buick Enclave has 8 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on October 7, 2021.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2009 Buick Enclave. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 8
- Owner complaints
- 220
- Crashes reported
- 3
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
6 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2009 Buick Enclave, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
8 recalls on the 2009 Buick Enclave
Air bags: frontal
- Campaign
- 21V782000
- Reported
- October 7, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 555
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2008, 2010–2017 Enclave, 1 other model
Structure: body: hatchback/liftgate
- Campaign
- 15V415000
- Reported
- June 30, 2015
- Vehicles affected
- up to 691,144
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Same campaign
- also 2008, 2010–2012 Enclave, 3 other models
Seat belts
- Campaign
- 14V266000
- Reported
- May 20, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,339,355
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2010–2014 Enclave, 3 other models
Air bags: side/window
- Campaign
- 14V118000
- Reported
- March 17, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,176,407
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2008, 2010–2013 Enclave, 3 other models
Seat belts
- Campaign
- 10V375000
- Reported
- August 12, 2010
- Vehicles affected
- up to 207,210
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2010 Enclave, 3 other models
Electrical system
- Campaign
- 10V240000
- Reported
- June 4, 2010
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,365,070
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2008 Enclave, 16 other models
Power train: automatic transmission: lever and linkage: column shift
- Campaign
- 09V073000
- Reported
- March 6, 2009
- Vehicles affected
- up to 276,729
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 102, transmission shift position and starter interlock
- Same campaign
- also 9 other models
Seat belts: rear/other: buckle assembly
- Campaign
- 08V615000
- Reported
- November 24, 2008
- Vehicles affected
- up to 16,667
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 209, seat belt assemblies
- Same campaign
- also 3 other models
2009 Buick Enclave complaints by year
NHTSA has received 220 owner complaints about the 2009 Buick Enclave, the newest on August 15, 2025. Of these, 3 describe a crash (1%) and 6 a fire; owners reported 11 injuries.
In complaints about the 2009 Buick Enclave, the component group named most often is the steering (49%), followed by the engine (16%) and the power train (15%).
1 of the 2009 Buick Enclave's 8 recalls also concerns the power train.
Where 2009 Buick Enclave owners gave the mileage (196 complaints), the median was 73,296 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Steering108
- Engine35
- Power Train33
- Electrical System22
- Unknown Or Other12
- Vehicle Speed Control11
Complaints received, by year
| 2009 | 3 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 7 | |
| 2011 | 7 | |
| 2012 | 9 | |
| 2013 | 30 | |
| 2014 | 52 | |
| 2015 | 29 | |
| 2016 | 26 | |
| 2017 | 12 | |
| 2018 | 14 | |
| 2019 | 9 | |
| 2020 | 10 | |
| 2021 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 3 | |
| 2023 | 4 | |
| 2025 | 3 |
Complaints about the 2009 Buick Enclave peaked in 2014, when NHTSA received 52. 12% arrived between 2008 and 2012, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2009 vehicles, the 2009 Buick Enclave drew 2.1× the complaints of the median Buick Enclave year in the same window: 4th highest of the 15 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 220 complaints about the 2009 Buick Enclave are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Buick Enclave by model year
Other 2009 Buick models
Newest record on this page: August 15, 2025. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted