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
- Recall campaigns
- 11
- Most recalls
- 2014
- Owner complaints
- 441
2012–2017, with a recall
6 recalls
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
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)
| Campaign | Component | Years | Risk named | Vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25V764000November 6, 2025 | air bags: side/window | 2014 | injury | 2,099 |
| 23V870000December 21, 2023 | air bags: side/window | 2014 | injury | 20,712 |
| 23V674000September 20, 2023 | air bags: side/window | 2014 | injury | 9,264 |
| 23V516000July 27, 2023 | air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module | 2013 | injury and death | 767 |
| 16V595000August 11, 2016 | fuel system, gasoline: delivery: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings | 2016 | fire | 189 |
| 16V502000July 5, 2016 | electrical system: ignition | 2013–2014, 2016–2017 | injury | 8,367 |
| 14V417000July 2, 2014 | equipment: electrical | 2013–2014 | injury | 2,990 |
| 14V300000June 6, 2014 | air bags | 2012 | crash and injury | 31,520 |
| 14V092000February 21, 2014 | power train: automatic transmission | 2014 | injury | 355 |
| 13V023000January 24, 2013 | air bags | 2012 | crash and injury | 4,167 |
| 12V522000October 31, 2012 | air bags | 2012 | crash and injury | 2,949 |
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