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Buick Century Recalls by Year

NHTSA's files hold 7 recall campaigns for the Buick Century, across 6 model years from 2000 to 2005. The 2000 has the most (7); the fewest among years with a recall is 2005 (2).

No Buick Century model year reaches 2 times the median: the highest, 2000, is at 1.2×.

Model years
6

2000–2005, with a recall

Recall campaigns
7
Most recalls
2000

7 recalls

Owner complaints
677

all model years, NHTSA

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Owners have filed 677 complaints with NHTSA about the Buick Century across 6 model years; the most, 193, concern the 2000.

Owners marked a crash on 38 of the Buick Century complaints (6%) and a fire on 9.

Across all Buick Century model years, owners name the exterior lighting most often (at least 105 complaints), then the electrical system (95).

NHTSA received the most complaints about the Buick Century in 2004: 66, across all model years.

The component recalled most often on the Buick Century is fuel system, other: storage: tank assembly: pressure relief devices, in 6 model-year listings.

The newest Buick Century recall, 01V109000, was reported on April 6, 2001 and concerns the seat belts.

Buick Century years to avoid

The best-measured Buick Century years are 2004 (0.2×), 2003 (0.8×) and 2002 (1.0×).

The ranking uses owner complaints in each model year's first years on the road, adjusted for NHTSA's complaint volume for that model year. It is not adjusted for sales and is not a reliability rating. Method

Recalls and complaints by model year

NHTSA recalls and owner complaints for the Buick Century, by model year
YearRecallsComplaintsFirst yearsvs median year
20052196not ranked
200423910
0.2×
2003212739
0.8×
2002215461
1.0×
2001514566
1.1×
2000719383
1.2×

First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.Buick Century years without a link have no recall page on this site.

What gets recalled most on the Buick Century

  • FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:PRESSURE RELIEF DEVICES6
  • STEERING6
  • SEAT BELTS4
  • AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW2
  • FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP1
  • SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM1

Buick Century model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.

Every Buick Century recall campaign (7)

NHTSA recall campaigns covering the Buick Century, newest first
CampaignComponentYearsRisk namedVehicles
01V109000April 6, 2001seat belts2000–2001—116,007
00V371000November 13, 2000air bags: side/window2000–2001crash and injury12
00V228003August 7, 2000seat belts2000–2001crash156,305
00V160000June 16, 2000fuel system, gasoline: storage: tank assembly: filler pipe and cap2000—248
00V143000May 17, 2000service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: drum2000crash18,754
07E021000fuel system, other: storage: tank assembly: pressure relief devices2000–2005fire—
09E005000steering2000–2005crash—

Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the Buick Century. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.

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Newest record on this page: April 4, 2025. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted

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