NHTSA Safety Recalls
2018 Buick Regal Recalls
The 2018 Buick Regal has 3 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on June 30, 2022.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2018 Buick Regal. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 3
- Owner complaints
- 19
- Crashes reported
- 5
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
On a 2018 Buick Regal, 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 Regal
Service brakes, hydraulic: power assist: vacuum
- Campaign
- 22V465000
- Reported
- June 30, 2022
- Vehicles affected
- up to 23,734
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 135, light vehicle brakes
- Same campaign
- also 2019–2020 Regal
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 Regal, 9 other models
Seat belts: rear/other
- Campaign
- 18V230000
- Reported
- April 12, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 8,738
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- only the 2018 Buick Regal
2018 Buick Regal complaints by year
NHTSA has received 19 owner complaints about the 2018 Buick Regal, the newest on October 11, 2025. Of these, 5 describe a crash (26%); owners reported 4 injuries.
In complaints about the 2018 Buick Regal, the component group named most often is the service brakes (37%), followed by the engine (26%) and the electrical system (16%).
None of the 2018 Buick Regal's 3 recalls concerns the service brakes.
Where 2018 Buick Regal owners gave the mileage (11 complaints), the median was 22,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Service Brakes7
- Engine5
- Unknown Or Other4
- Electrical System3
- Air Bags2
- Power Train2
Complaints received, by year
| 2018 | 3 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 3 | |
| 2020 | 3 | |
| 2022 | 4 | |
| 2023 | 3 | |
| 2024 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 2 |
Complaints about the 2018 Buick Regal peaked in 2022, when NHTSA received 4. 47% arrived between 2017 and 2021, the model year's first years on the road.
The 19 complaints about the 2018 Buick Regal are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Buick Regal by model year
Other 2018 Buick models
Newest record on this page: October 11, 2025. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted