NHTSA Safety Recalls
2018 Buick LaCrosse Recalls
The 2018 Buick LaCrosse has 3 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on October 29, 2020.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2018 Buick LaCrosse. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 3
- Owner complaints
- 12
- Crashes reported
- 0
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2018 Buick LaCrosse, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
3 recalls on the 2018 Buick LaCrosse
Power train: automatic transmission
- Campaign
- 20V668000
- Reported
- October 29, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 194,105
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and fire
- Same campaign
- also 2019 LaCrosse, 11 other models
Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: disc: caliper
- Campaign
- 18V576000
- Reported
- August 30, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 210,628
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2019 LaCrosse, 9 other models
Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump
- Campaign
- 18V358000
- Reported
- May 31, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 895
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 8 other models
2018 Buick LaCrosse complaints by year
NHTSA has received 12 owner complaints about the 2018 Buick LaCrosse, the newest on November 11, 2025.
In complaints about the 2018 Buick LaCrosse, the component group named most often is the electrical system (42%), followed by the engine (33%) and the power train (25%).
1 of the 2018 Buick LaCrosse's 3 recalls also concerns the power train.
Component groups named in complaints
- Electrical System5
- Engine4
- Power Train3
- Fuel/Propulsion System2
- Vehicle Speed Control2
- Fuel System, Gasoline1
Complaints received, by year
| 2018 | 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 3 | |
| 2024 | 2 | |
| 2025 | 2 |
Complaints about the 2018 Buick LaCrosse peaked in 2023, when NHTSA received 3. 33% arrived between 2017 and 2021, the model year's first years on the road.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★★
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 5/5
The 12 complaints about the 2018 Buick LaCrosse are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Buick LaCrosse by model year
Other 2018 Buick models
Newest record on this page: November 11, 2025. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted