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Buick LeSabre Recalls by Year

NHTSA's files hold 7 recall campaigns for the Buick LeSabre, across 3 model years from 2000 to 2003. The 2000 has the most (5); the fewest among years with a recall is 2003 (1).

Buick LeSabre years to avoid by our method: 2000 (3.6× the median year).

Model years
3

2000–2003, with a recall

Recall campaigns
7
Most recalls
2000

5 recalls

Owner complaints
1,713

all model years, NHTSA

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Owners have filed 1,713 complaints with NHTSA about the Buick LeSabre across 7 model years; the most, 669, concern the 2000.

Owners marked a crash on 70 of the Buick LeSabre complaints (4%) and a fire on 76.

Across all Buick LeSabre model years, owners name the visibility most often (at least 470 complaints), then the electrical system (256).

NHTSA received the most complaints about the Buick LeSabre in 2003: 150, across all model years.

The component recalled most often on the Buick LeSabre is air bags: frontal, in 2 model-year listings.

The newest Buick LeSabre recall, 04V090000, was reported on February 24, 2004 and concerns the fuel system, gasoline: delivery.

NHTSA's recall file lists no recall for the 2001 Buick LeSabre, model year owners have filed complaints about.

Buick LeSabre years to avoid

The 2000 Buick LeSabre stands out most: 261 complaints between 1999 and 2003, 36% of them naming the visibility.

The 2000 also carries 5 recalls, against a median of 0.5 for the ranked Buick LeSabre years.

The best-measured Buick LeSabre years are 2004 (0.6×), 2005 (0.6×) and 2003 (0.8×).

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 LeSabre, by model year
YearRecallsComplaintsFirst yearsvs median year
2006030not ranked
200507727
0.6×
2004016230
0.6×
2003116443
0.8×
2002231077
1.2×
20010328108
1.7×
2000avoid5669261
3.6×

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

What gets recalled most on the Buick LeSabre

  • AIR BAGS:FRONTAL2
  • EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS1
  • FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY1
  • SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS1
  • SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM1
  • STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION)1
  • STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY1

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

Every Buick LeSabre recall campaign (7)

NHTSA recall campaigns covering the Buick LeSabre, newest first
CampaignComponentYearsRisk namedVehicles
04V090000February 24, 2004fuel system, gasoline: delivery2000fire910,873
02V222000August 9, 2002air bags: frontal2002–2003injury133,221
02V067000March 6, 2002steering: gear box (other than rack and pinion)2002crash249
00V114000April 17, 2000service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components2000—8,132
99V355000December 17, 1999exterior lighting: headlights2000crash35,725
99V301000October 29, 1999steering: linkages: tie rod assembly2000crash1,284
99V238000August 27, 1999service brakes, hydraulic: power assist: vacuum2000—988

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

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Newest record on this page: August 26, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted

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