NHTSA Safety Recalls
2013 Buick LaCrosse Recalls
The 2013 Buick LaCrosse has 5 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on December 22, 2021.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2013 Buick LaCrosse. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 5
- Owner complaints
- 130
- Crashes reported
- 5
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
3 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2013 Buick LaCrosse, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
5 recalls on the 2013 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 LaCrosse, 2 other models
Suspension: rear
- Campaign
- 21V633000
- Reported
- August 12, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 32,894
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 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 LaCrosse, 2 other models
Electrical system
- Campaign
- 13V173000
- Reported
- May 6, 2013
- Vehicles affected
- up to 42,904
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2012 LaCrosse, 1 other model
Power train: automatic transmission
- Campaign
- 13V097000
- Reported
- March 15, 2013
- Vehicles affected
- up to 26,582
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 102, transmission shift position and starter interlock
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
2013 Buick LaCrosse complaints by year
NHTSA has received 130 owner complaints about the 2013 Buick LaCrosse, the newest on October 22, 2026. Of these, 5 describe a crash (4%) and 3 a fire; owners reported 5 injuries and 1 death.
In complaints about the 2013 Buick LaCrosse, the component group named most often is the electrical system (42%), followed by the engine (24%) and the suspension (21%).
1 of the 2013 Buick LaCrosse's 5 recalls also concerns the electrical system.
Where 2013 Buick LaCrosse owners gave the mileage (74 complaints), the median was 58,998 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Electrical System55
- Engine31
- Suspension27
- Steering24
- Power Train12
- Unknown Or Other9
Complaints received, by year
| 2013 | 9 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 5 | |
| 2015 | 3 | |
| 2016 | 8 | |
| 2017 | 15 | |
| 2018 | 11 | |
| 2019 | 12 | |
| 2020 | 7 | |
| 2021 | 29 | |
| 2022 | 7 | |
| 2023 | 5 | |
| 2024 | 6 | |
| 2025 | 9 | |
| 2026 | 4 |
Complaints about the 2013 Buick LaCrosse peaked in 2021, when NHTSA received 29. 19% arrived between 2012 and 2016, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2013 vehicles, the 2013 Buick LaCrosse drew 0.8× the complaints of the median Buick LaCrosse year in the same window: 9th highest of the 12 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★★
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 130 complaints about the 2013 Buick LaCrosse are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Buick LaCrosse by model year
Other 2013 Buick models
Newest record on this page: October 22, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted