NHTSA Safety Recalls
2021 Buick Encore GX Recalls
The 2021 Buick Encore GX has 2 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on June 10, 2021.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2021 Buick Encore GX. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 2
- Owner complaints
- 53
- Crashes reported
- 2
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2021 Buick Encore GX, 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 Encore GX
Equipment: mechanical: accessory scissor/screw/bottle jack/lift: stand
- Campaign
- 21V440000
- Reported
- June 10, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 135,400
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Same campaign
- also 2020, 2022 Encore GX, 1 other model
Service brakes
- Campaign
- 20V588000
- Reported
- September 24, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 3,677
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2020 Encore GX, 5 other models
2021 Buick Encore GX complaints by year
NHTSA has received 53 owner complaints about the 2021 Buick Encore GX, the newest on September 18, 2026. Of these, 2 describe a crash (4%); owners reported 4 injuries.
In complaints about the 2021 Buick Encore GX, the component group named most often is the engine (28%), followed by the power train (21%) and the fuel/propulsion system (13%).
None of the 2021 Buick Encore GX's 2 recalls concerns the engine.
Where 2021 Buick Encore GX owners gave the mileage (15 complaints), the median was 45,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine15
- Power Train11
- Fuel/Propulsion System7
- Service Brakes7
- Unknown Or Other6
- Electrical System4
Complaints received, by year
| 2021 | 6 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 4 | |
| 2023 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 11 | |
| 2025 | 14 | |
| 2026 | 16 |
Complaints about the 2021 Buick Encore GX peaked in 2026, when NHTSA received 16. 43% arrived between 2020 and 2024, the model year's first years on the road.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★★
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 53 complaints about the 2021 Buick Encore GX are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Buick Encore GX by model year
Other 2021 Buick models
Newest record on this page: September 18, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted