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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2021 Buick Enclave Recalls

The 2021 Buick Enclave has 2 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on March 31, 2022.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2021 Buick Enclave. 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
26

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
0

in complaints

NHTSA crash test
★★★★★

overall, 5 stars max

On a 2021 Buick Enclave, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.

2 recalls on the 2021 Buick Enclave

Air bags: side/window: curtain

Campaign
22V210000
Reported
March 31, 2022
Vehicles affected
up to 89
Risk NHTSA names
crash and injury
Same campaign
also 2022 Enclave, 1 other model

22V210000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Air bags: sensor: frontal impact

Campaign
21V472000
Reported
June 24, 2021
Vehicles affected
up to 6
Risk NHTSA names
injury
Same campaign
also 1 other model

21V472000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2021 Buick Enclave complaints by year

NHTSA has received 26 owner complaints about the 2021 Buick Enclave, the newest on October 1, 2026.

In complaints about the 2021 Buick Enclave, the component group named most often is the service brakes (27%), followed by the electrical system (23%) and the seat belts (12%).

None of the 2021 Buick Enclave's 2 recalls concerns the service brakes.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Service Brakes7
  • Electrical System6
  • Unknown Or Other4
  • Seat Belts3
  • Structure3
  • Engine2

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2021 Buick Enclave received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20219
20222
20243
20255
20267

Complaints about the 2021 Buick Enclave peaked in 2021, when NHTSA received 9. 54% arrived between 2020 and 2024, the model year's first years on the road.

Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2021 vehicles, the 2021 Buick Enclave drew 0.7× the complaints of the median Buick Enclave year in the same window: 14th highest of the 15 ranked years.

That makes 2021 one of the three best-measured Buick Enclave years.

Buick Enclave years to avoid →

NHTSA crash-test stars

  • Overall: ★★★★★
  • Frontal: 4/5
  • Side: 5/5
  • Rollover: 4/5

The 26 complaints about the 2021 Buick Enclave are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Buick Enclave by model year

Other 2021 Buick models

Newest record on this page: October 1, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted