NHTSA Safety Recalls
2011 Buick Regal Recalls
The 2011 Buick Regal has 4 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on July 7, 2016.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2011 Buick Regal. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 4
- Owner complaints
- 280
- Crashes reported
- 7
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
7 fires
On a 2011 Buick Regal, 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 Regal
Electrical system: wiring
- Campaign
- 16V517000
- Reported
- July 7, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 42,984
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- only the 2011 Buick Regal
Electrical system: ignition
- Campaign
- 16V502000
- Reported
- July 5, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 8,367
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 114, theft protection and rollaway prevention
- Same campaign
- also 6 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 Regal, 5 other models
Exterior lighting: turn signal
- Campaign
- 12V484000
- Reported
- October 4, 2012
- Vehicles affected
- up to 120,426
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 108, lamps and reflective devices
- Same campaign
- also 2012–2013 Regal, 1 other model
2011 Buick Regal complaints by year
NHTSA has received 280 owner complaints about the 2011 Buick Regal, the newest on September 28, 2026. Of these, 7 describe a crash (3%) and 7 a fire; owners reported 7 injuries.
In complaints about the 2011 Buick Regal, the component group named most often is the engine (39%), followed by the electrical system (27%) and the power train (14%).
2 of the 2011 Buick Regal's 4 recalls also concern the electrical system.
Where 2011 Buick Regal owners gave the mileage (205 complaints), the median was 66,900 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine108
- Electrical System75
- Power Train39
- Exterior Lighting38
- Service Brakes32
- Seats29
Complaints received, by year
| 2010 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 13 | |
| 2012 | 5 | |
| 2013 | 5 | |
| 2014 | 18 | |
| 2015 | 23 | |
| 2016 | 42 | |
| 2017 | 47 | |
| 2018 | 28 | |
| 2019 | 35 | |
| 2020 | 23 | |
| 2021 | 18 | |
| 2022 | 9 | |
| 2023 | 8 | |
| 2024 | 2 | |
| 2025 | 1 | |
| 2026 | 2 |
Complaints about the 2011 Buick Regal peaked in 2017, when NHTSA received 47. 15% 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 Regal drew 3.1× the complaints of the median Buick Regal year in the same window: 1st highest of the 10 ranked years.
The 280 complaints about the 2011 Buick Regal are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Buick Regal by model year
Other 2011 Buick models
Newest record on this page: September 28, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted