NHTSA Safety Recalls
2010 Buick LaCrosse Recalls
The 2010 Buick LaCrosse has 2 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on December 22, 2021.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2010 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
- 189
- Crashes reported
- 6
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
9 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2010 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 2010 Buick LaCrosse
Suspension: rear
- Campaign
- 21V00F000
- Reported
- December 22, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 4,271
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2011–2013 LaCrosse, 2 other models
Suspension: rear
- Campaign
- 20V764000
- Reported
- December 21, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 220,006
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2011–2013 LaCrosse, 2 other models
2010 Buick LaCrosse complaints by year
NHTSA has received 189 owner complaints about the 2010 Buick LaCrosse, the newest on June 8, 2026. Of these, 6 describe a crash (3%) and 9 a fire; owners reported 8 injuries.
In complaints about the 2010 Buick LaCrosse, the component group named most often is the electrical system (24%), followed by the engine (23%) and the electronic stability control (esc) (12%).
None of the 2010 Buick LaCrosse's 2 recalls concerns the electrical system.
Where 2010 Buick LaCrosse owners gave the mileage (143 complaints), the median was 55,430 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Electrical System46
- Engine44
- Electronic Stability Control (Esc)23
- Power Train17
- Steering17
- Vehicle Speed Control17
Complaints received, by year
| 2009 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 24 | |
| 2011 | 17 | |
| 2012 | 7 | |
| 2013 | 8 | |
| 2014 | 27 | |
| 2015 | 12 | |
| 2016 | 17 | |
| 2017 | 16 | |
| 2018 | 16 | |
| 2019 | 11 | |
| 2020 | 6 | |
| 2021 | 16 | |
| 2022 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 3 | |
| 2024 | 3 | |
| 2025 | 3 | |
| 2026 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2010 Buick LaCrosse peaked in 2014, when NHTSA received 27. 30% arrived between 2009 and 2013, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2010 vehicles, the 2010 Buick LaCrosse drew 2.4× the complaints of the median Buick LaCrosse year in the same window: 2nd highest of the 12 ranked years.
That makes 2010 one of the Buick LaCrosse years to avoid by our method.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 189 complaints about the 2010 Buick LaCrosse are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Buick LaCrosse by model year
Other 2010 Buick models
Newest record on this page: June 8, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted