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NHTSA Safety Recalls

Buick Verano Recalls by Year

NHTSA's files hold 11 recall campaigns for the Buick Verano, across 5 model years from 2012 to 2017. The 2014 has the most (6); the fewest among years with a recall is 2017 (1).

No Buick Verano model year reaches 2 times the median: the highest, 2013, is at 1.3×.

Model years
5

2012–2017, with a recall

Recall campaigns
11
Most recalls
2014

6 recalls

Owner complaints
441

all model years, NHTSA

Owners have filed 441 complaints with NHTSA about the Buick Verano across 6 model years; the most, 107, concern the 2013.

Owners marked a crash on 19 of the Buick Verano complaints (4%) and a fire on 5.

Across all Buick Verano model years, owners name the electrical system most often (at least 123 complaints), then the engine (106).

NHTSA received the most complaints about the Buick Verano in 2019: 67, across all model years.

The component recalled most often on the Buick Verano is electrical system: ignition, in 4 model-year listings.

The newest Buick Verano recall, 25V764000, was reported on November 6, 2025 and concerns the air bags: side/window.

NHTSA's recall file lists no recall for the 2015 Buick Verano, model year owners have filed complaints about.

Buick Verano years to avoid

The best-measured Buick Verano years are 2015 (0.5×), 2016 (0.9×) and 2014 (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 Verano, by model year
YearRecallsComplaintsFirst yearsvs median year
2017191not ranked
201625931
0.9×
201505916
0.5×
2014610135
1.0×
2013310746
1.3×
2012310631
1.0×

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

What gets recalled most on the Buick Verano

  • ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION4
  • AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW3
  • AIR BAGS3
  • EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL2
  • AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE1
  • FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS1
  • POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION1

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

Every Buick Verano recall campaign (11)

NHTSA recall campaigns covering the Buick Verano, newest first
CampaignComponentYearsRisk namedVehicles
25V764000November 6, 2025air bags: side/window2014injury2,099
23V870000December 21, 2023air bags: side/window2014injury20,712
23V674000September 20, 2023air bags: side/window2014injury9,264
23V516000July 27, 2023air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module2013injury and death767
16V595000August 11, 2016fuel system, gasoline: delivery: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings2016fire189
16V502000July 5, 2016electrical system: ignition2013–2014, 2016–2017injury8,367
14V417000July 2, 2014equipment: electrical2013–2014injury2,990
14V300000June 6, 2014air bags2012crash and injury31,520
14V092000February 21, 2014power train: automatic transmission2014injury355
13V023000January 24, 2013air bags2012crash and injury4,167
12V522000October 31, 2012air bags2012crash and injury2,949

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

Newest record on this page: October 2, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted