NHTSA Safety Recalls
2011 Buick LaCrosse Recalls
The 2011 Buick LaCrosse has 4 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on December 22, 2021.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2011 Buick LaCrosse. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 4
- Owner complaints
- 169
- Crashes reported
- 15
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
1 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2011 Buick LaCrosse, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
4 recalls on the 2011 Buick LaCrosse
Suspension: rear
- Campaign
- 21V00F000
- Reported
- December 22, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 4,271
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2010, 2012–2013 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 2010, 2012–2013 LaCrosse, 2 other models
Seats: front assembly: power adjust
- Campaign
- 14V447000
- Reported
- July 23, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 414,333
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2012 LaCrosse, 5 other models
Visibility: defroster/defogger/hvac system: windshield: electrical heating element
- Campaign
- 11V149000
- Reported
- March 4, 2011
- Vehicles affected
- up to 10,179
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 103, windshield defrosting and defogging
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
2011 Buick LaCrosse complaints by year
NHTSA has received 169 owner complaints about the 2011 Buick LaCrosse, the newest on July 14, 2026. Of these, 15 describe a crash (9%) and 1 a fire; owners reported 12 injuries.
In complaints about the 2011 Buick LaCrosse, the component group named most often is the electrical system (19%), followed by the engine (18%) and the suspension (16%).
2 of the 2011 Buick LaCrosse's 4 recalls also concern the suspension.
Where 2011 Buick LaCrosse owners gave the mileage (125 complaints), the median was 51,542 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Electrical System32
- Engine30
- Suspension27
- Power Train19
- Service Brakes17
- Visibility/Wiper14
Complaints received, by year
| 2010 | 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 19 | |
| 2012 | 10 | |
| 2013 | 6 | |
| 2014 | 11 | |
| 2015 | 15 | |
| 2016 | 12 | |
| 2017 | 13 | |
| 2018 | 15 | |
| 2019 | 15 | |
| 2020 | 13 | |
| 2021 | 21 | |
| 2022 | 6 | |
| 2023 | 5 | |
| 2024 | 2 | |
| 2025 | 2 | |
| 2026 | 2 |
Complaints about the 2011 Buick LaCrosse peaked in 2021, when NHTSA received 21. 28% arrived between 2010 and 2014, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2011 vehicles, the 2011 Buick LaCrosse drew 2.1× the complaints of the median Buick LaCrosse year in the same window: 4th highest of the 12 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★★
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 169 complaints about the 2011 Buick LaCrosse are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Buick LaCrosse by model year
Other 2011 Buick models
Newest record on this page: July 14, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted