NHTSA Safety Recalls
2009 Buick LaCrosse Recalls
The 2009 Buick LaCrosse has 2 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on August 14, 2015.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2009 Buick LaCrosse. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 2
- Owner complaints
- 106
- Crashes reported
- 3
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
4 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2009 Buick LaCrosse, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
2 recalls on the 2009 Buick LaCrosse
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 15V519000
- Reported
- August 14, 2015
- Vehicles affected
- up to 429,170
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2005–2008 LaCrosse, 7 other models
Electrical system: ignition
- Campaign
- 14V355000
- Reported
- June 23, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 3,141,731
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2005–2008 LaCrosse, 5 other models
2009 Buick LaCrosse complaints by year
NHTSA has received 106 owner complaints about the 2009 Buick LaCrosse, the newest on June 9, 2024. Of these, 3 describe a crash (3%) and 4 a fire; owners reported 2 injuries.
In complaints about the 2009 Buick LaCrosse, the component group named most often is the exterior lighting (44%), followed by the electrical system (29%) and the air bags (25%).
1 of the 2009 Buick LaCrosse's 2 recalls also concerns the exterior lighting.
Where 2009 Buick LaCrosse owners gave the mileage (80 complaints), the median was 55,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Exterior Lighting47
- Electrical System31
- Air Bags27
- Vehicle Speed Control9
- Engine5
- Fuel/Propulsion System5
Complaints received, by year
| 2009 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 2 | |
| 2012 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 4 | |
| 2014 | 22 | |
| 2015 | 44 | |
| 2016 | 20 | |
| 2017 | 3 | |
| 2018 | 3 | |
| 2019 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2009 Buick LaCrosse peaked in 2015, when NHTSA received 44. 4% arrived between 2008 and 2012, the model year's first years on the road.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
The 106 complaints about the 2009 Buick LaCrosse are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Buick LaCrosse by model year
Other 2009 Buick models
Newest record on this page: June 9, 2024. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted