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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2017 Buick LaCrosse Recalls

The 2017 Buick LaCrosse has 2 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on April 21, 2017.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2017 Buick LaCrosse. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
2

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
36

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
0

in complaints

NHTSA crash test
★★★★★

overall, 5 stars max

On a 2017 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 2017 Buick LaCrosse

Suspension: rear

Campaign
17V267000
Reported
April 21, 2017
Vehicles affected
up to 11,246
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
only the 2017 Buick LaCrosse

17V267000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Steering: electric power assist system

Campaign
17V116000
Reported
February 23, 2017
Vehicles affected
up to 2,085
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
only the 2017 Buick LaCrosse

17V116000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2017 Buick LaCrosse complaints by year

NHTSA has received 36 owner complaints about the 2017 Buick LaCrosse, the newest on September 29, 2026.

In complaints about the 2017 Buick LaCrosse, the component group named most often is the electrical system (31%), followed by the power train (25%) and the engine (14%).

None of the 2017 Buick LaCrosse's 2 recalls concerns the electrical system.

Where 2017 Buick LaCrosse owners gave the mileage (20 complaints), the median was 15,000 miles.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Electrical System11
  • Power Train9
  • Engine5
  • Suspension4
  • Vehicle Speed Control4
  • Unknown Or Other3

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2017 Buick LaCrosse received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20161
20172
20183
20196
20205
20213
20224
20231
20248
20263

Complaints about the 2017 Buick LaCrosse peaked in 2024, when NHTSA received 8. 47% 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 LaCrosse drew 0.6× the complaints of the median Buick LaCrosse year in the same window: 12th highest of the 12 ranked years.

That makes 2017 one of the three best-measured Buick LaCrosse years.

Buick LaCrosse years to avoid →

NHTSA crash-test stars

  • Overall: ★★★★★
  • Frontal: 5/5
  • Side: 5/5
  • Rollover: 5/5

The 36 complaints about the 2017 Buick LaCrosse are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Buick LaCrosse by model year

Other 2017 Buick models

Newest record on this page: September 29, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted