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Buick Enclave Recalls by Year

NHTSA's files hold 28 recall campaigns for the Buick Enclave, across 14 model years from 2008 to 2022. The 2009 has the most (8); the fewest among years with a recall is 2022 (1).

Buick Enclave years to avoid by our method: 2008 (4.3× the median year), 2010 (3.0× the median year) and 2011 (4.1× the median year).

Model years
14

2008–2022, with a recall

Recall campaigns
28
Most recalls
2009

8 recalls

Owner complaints
2,509

all model years, NHTSA

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Owners have filed 2,509 complaints with NHTSA about the Buick Enclave across 19 model years; the most, 536, concern the 2008.

Owners marked a crash on 89 of the Buick Enclave complaints (4%) and a fire on 25.

Across all Buick Enclave model years, owners name the air bags most often (at least 748 complaints), then the steering (418).

NHTSA received the most complaints about the Buick Enclave in 2024: 357, across all model years.

The component recalled most often on the Buick Enclave is air bags: frontal, in 10 model-year listings.

The newest Buick Enclave recall, 23V334000, was reported on May 10, 2023 and concerns the air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module.

NHTSA's recall file lists no recall for the 2018 Buick Enclave, model year owners have filed complaints about.

Buick Enclave years to avoid

The 2008 Buick Enclave stands out most: 83 complaints between 2007 and 2011, 26% of them naming the power train.

The 2008 also carries 6 recalls, against a median of 5 for the ranked Buick Enclave years.

The best-measured Buick Enclave years are 2022 (0.4×), 2021 (0.7×) and 2017 (0.7×).

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 Enclave, by model year
YearRecallsComplaintsFirst yearsvs median year
202602—not ranked
2025038—not ranked
202407—not ranked
2023022—not ranked
202211411
0.4×
202122614
0.7×
202066118
1.0×
201914417
0.8×
201806630
1.3×
2017317916
0.7×
2016414120
0.9×
2015517121
0.9×
2014729230
1.3×
201347020
0.8×
2012613233
1.7×
2011avoid621375
4.1×
2010avoid627555
3.0×
2009822026
2.1×
2008avoid653683
4.3×

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

What gets recalled most on the Buick Enclave

  • AIR BAGS:FRONTAL10
  • SEAT BELTS8
  • AIR BAGS:CRITICAL FASTENERS7
  • AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW6
  • STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE5
  • AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE5
  • ELECTRICAL SYSTEM4
  • POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION3
  • TIRES3
  • VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:LINKAGES3

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

Every Buick Enclave recall campaign (28)

NHTSA recall campaigns covering the Buick Enclave, newest first
CampaignComponentYearsRisk namedVehicles
23V334000May 10, 2023air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module2014–2017injury and death995,085
22V246000April 14, 2022air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module2015injury and death2,687
22V210000March 31, 2022air bags: side/window: curtain2021–2022crash and injury89
21V782000October 7, 2021air bags: frontal2008–2017injury and death555
21V472000June 24, 2021air bags: sensor: frontal impact2021injury6
21V246000April 8, 2021air bags: critical fasteners2010–2015, 2017injury108
21V115000February 25, 2021tires2020crash33,838
20V684000November 5, 2020tires2020crash7,516
20V668000October 29, 2020power train: automatic transmission2019–2020crash and fire194,105
20V639000October 15, 2020fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump2020crash2,781
20V446000July 30, 2020air bags: side/window: curtain: inflator2020crash and injury769
19V643000September 6, 2019structure: frame and members2020crash and injury3,420
15V833000December 11, 2015seats2016crash and injury2,633
15V609000September 29, 2015visibility: windshield wiper/washer: motor2016fire29,295
15V415000June 30, 2015structure: body: hatchback/liftgate2008–2012injury691,144
15V044000January 28, 2015tires2015crash9,074
14V614000October 1, 2014electrical system2014crash106,307
14V266000May 20, 2014seat belts2009–2014crash and injury1,339,355
14V223000April 30, 2014electrical system: instrument cluster/panel2014crash51,640
14V118000March 17, 2014air bags: side/window2008–2013crash and injury1,176,407
14V092000February 21, 2014power train: automatic transmission2014injury355
12V151000April 9, 2012visibility: windshield wiper/washer: linkages2011–2012crash47,846
10V375000August 12, 2010seat belts2009–2010crash and injury207,210
10V240000June 4, 2010electrical system2008–2009fire1,365,070
09V073000March 6, 2009power train: automatic transmission: lever and linkage: column shift2009crash276,729
08V615000November 24, 2008seat belts: rear/other: buckle assembly2009crash and injury16,667
08V441000August 28, 2008electrical system2008fire857,735
08V410000August 14, 2008visibility: windshield wiper/washer: linkages2008crash88,809

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

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Newest record on this page: October 21, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted

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