Recall Register

1971 Buick Electra: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 3 recall campaigns for the 1971 Buick Electra. The newest campaign is 73V013000. NHTSA received the report on 24 Jan 1973. The NHTSA record gives the component Structure / Frame and Members / Underbody Shields. NHTSA has no complaint on file for this model year.

The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.

This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.

Remedy of the newest campaign, 73V013000, in the NHTSA record

Inspect and install shield on affected vehicles.
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Complaint information entered into NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation vehicle owner's complaint database is used with other data sources to identify safety issues that warrant investigation and to determine if a safety-related defect trend exists.

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Recall campaigns

3 campaigns, newest first. 3,752,949 units in total.

  1. 73V013000Received . 3,707,064 units.

    Structure / Frame and Members / Underbody Shields

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    The possibility exists that driving on unpaved road surfaces, particularly roads which are heavily graveled and which are extremely wavy or filled with chuckholes, at speeds which cause the car to pitch excessively, the front crossmember may scoop up loose stones or gravel and could be thrown into the engine compartment. It is possible for one of these stones to lodge between the steering coupling and the frame and cause increased steering effort or interference with steering control of the car when steering wheel is turned to the left.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Increased steering effort or interference with steeringcontrol may lead to loss of vehicle control and an accident.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Inspect and install shield on affected vehicles.

    Report filed by GENERAL MOTORS CORP.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  2. 72V013000Received . 30,885 units.

    Wheels

    Report filed by GENERAL MOTORS CORP.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  3. 71V127000Received . 15,000 units.

    Visibility / Defroster/Defogger/HVAC System

    Report filed by GENERAL MOTORS CORP..

The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.

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Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.

Complaints by component

The NHTSA complaint file has no complaint for this model year.

Investigations

The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.

Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.

Other model years

The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.

  1. 19651
  2. 19661
  3. 19671
  4. 19702
  5. 19713
  6. 19722
  7. 19741
  8. 19752
  9. 19762
  10. 19772
  11. 19781
  12. 19792
  13. 19812
  14. 19821
  15. 19830
  16. 19842
  17. 19850
  18. 19863
  19. 19872
  20. 19880
  21. 19890
  22. 19901
  23. 19910

A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.

Official channels

Cite this page

Recall Register. 1971 Buick Electra: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/buick/electra/1971/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .

Sources

Source
NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Licence
US government work, public domain
Recall file through
29 Sep 2026
Complaint file through
15 May 2019
First complaint in the file
1 Jan 1995
Manufacturer in the recall file
GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 1971 Buick Electra?
3,752,949 units in 3 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Buick Electra have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 29 recall campaigns for the Buick Electra, model years 1965 to 1991. 3 of them name the 1971 model year.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1971 Buick Electra open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.