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Buick Rainier Recalls by Year

NHTSA's files hold 10 recall campaigns for the Buick Rainier, across 4 model years from 2004 to 2007. The 2006 has the most (7); the fewest among years with a recall is 2005 (1).

Model years
4

2004–2007, with a recall

Recall campaigns
10
Most recalls
2006

7 recalls

Owner complaints
391

all model years, NHTSA

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Owners have filed 391 complaints with NHTSA about the Buick Rainier across 5 model years; the most, 158, concern the 2004.

Owners marked a crash on 16 of the Buick Rainier complaints (4%) and a fire on 14.

Across all Buick Rainier model years, owners name the electrical system most often (at least 146 complaints), then the fuel system, gasoline (62).

NHTSA received the most complaints about the Buick Rainier in 2011: 70, across all model years.

The component recalled most often on the Buick Rainier is visibility: power window devices and controls, in 4 model-year listings.

The newest Buick Rainier recall, 15V599000, was reported on September 24, 2015 and concerns the visibility: power window devices and controls.

Buick Rainier years to avoid

Too few Buick Rainier model years have a complete complaint window to rank them: 2 of the 5 needed.

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 Rainier, by model year
YearRecallsComplaintsFirst yearsvs median year
20075381not ranked
20067915not ranked
2005110312not ranked
2004215833not ranked

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

What gets recalled most on the Buick Rainier

  • VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS4
  • ELECTRICAL SYSTEM4
  • EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS2
  • EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL1
  • STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS1
  • VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD1
  • EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS1
  • EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS1

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

Every Buick Rainier recall campaign (10)

NHTSA recall campaigns covering the Buick Rainier, newest first
CampaignComponentYearsRisk namedVehicles
15V599000September 24, 2015visibility: power window devices and controls2006–2007fire9,932
15V519000August 14, 2015exterior lighting: headlights2006–2007crash429,170
14V404000July 2, 2014visibility: power window devices and controls2006–2007fire and injury184,611
13V248000June 13, 2013electrical system2006–2007fire and injury193,652
12V406000August 16, 2012electrical system2006–2007fire and injury278,174
05V552000December 7, 2005equipment: other: labels2006crash32,068
05V455000October 5, 2005steering: hydraulic power assist: hose, piping, and connections2006fire123,592
05V198000May 5, 2005exterior lighting: turn signal2004crash286,478
05V035000February 3, 2005visibility: windshield2005crash and injury17,815
04V527000November 1, 2004exterior lighting: brake lights2004crash871,473

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

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Newest record on this page: December 9, 2025. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted

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