NHTSA Safety Recalls
2017 Buick Encore Recalls
The 2017 Buick Encore has 2 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on July 10, 2017.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2017 Buick Encore. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 2
- Owner complaints
- 90
- Crashes reported
- 12
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
4 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2017 Buick Encore, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
2 recalls on the 2017 Buick Encore
Air bags: frontal
- Campaign
- 17V437000
- Reported
- July 10, 2017
- Vehicles affected
- up to 40,683
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2014–2016 Encore, 15 other models
Air bags: frontal
- Campaign
- 16V651000
- Reported
- September 8, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 3,640,162
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2014–2016 Encore, 15 other models
2017 Buick Encore complaints by year
NHTSA has received 90 owner complaints about the 2017 Buick Encore, the newest on October 19, 2026. Of these, 12 describe a crash (13%) and 4 a fire; owners reported 28 injuries.
In complaints about the 2017 Buick Encore, the component group named most often is the engine (39%), followed by the air bags (14%) and the power train (10%).
2 of the 2017 Buick Encore's 2 recalls also concern the air bags.
Where 2017 Buick Encore owners gave the mileage (45 complaints), the median was 41,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine35
- Air Bags13
- Unknown Or Other13
- Power Train9
- Fuel/Propulsion System8
- Seat Belts8
Complaints received, by year
| 2017 | 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 8 | |
| 2019 | 12 | |
| 2020 | 8 | |
| 2021 | 5 | |
| 2022 | 8 | |
| 2023 | 6 | |
| 2024 | 15 | |
| 2025 | 13 | |
| 2026 | 13 |
Complaints about the 2017 Buick Encore peaked in 2024, when NHTSA received 15. 33% arrived between 2016 and 2020, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2017 vehicles, the 2017 Buick Encore drew 1.0× the complaints of the median Buick Encore year in the same window: 3rd highest of the 7 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★★
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 90 complaints about the 2017 Buick Encore are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Buick Encore by model year
Other 2017 Buick models
Newest record on this page: October 19, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted