NHTSA Safety Recalls
2020 Buick Encore Recalls
The 2020 Buick Encore has 2 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on October 29, 2020.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2020 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
- 19
- Crashes reported
- 1
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2020 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 2020 Buick Encore
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 Encore, 11 other models
Seats: critical fasteners
- Campaign
- 20V537000
- Reported
- September 3, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 105
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
2020 Buick Encore complaints by year
NHTSA has received 19 owner complaints about the 2020 Buick Encore, the newest on June 25, 2026. Of these, 1 describe a crash (5%); owners reported 1 injury.
In complaints about the 2020 Buick Encore, the component group named most often is the engine (37%), followed by the electrical system (21%) and the fuel/propulsion system (21%).
None of the 2020 Buick Encore's 2 recalls concerns the engine.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine7
- Electrical System4
- Fuel/Propulsion System4
- Power Train4
- Unknown Or Other3
- Vehicle Speed Control3
Complaints received, by year
| 2020 | 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 4 | |
| 2024 | 3 | |
| 2025 | 4 | |
| 2026 | 3 |
Complaints about the 2020 Buick Encore peaked in 2023, when NHTSA received 4. 47% arrived between 2019 and 2023, the model year's first years on the road.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★★
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 19 complaints about the 2020 Buick Encore are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Buick Encore by model year
Other 2020 Buick models
Newest record on this page: June 25, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted