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2009 Buick Enclave
8 recall campaigns and 192 complaints are on NHTSA's register for the 2009 Buick Enclave; the recalls concern air bags, structure and seat belts.
The component named most often is steering: 391.3 of every 1,000 component mentions for this year, above the 114 per 1,000 across all 2009 model-year vehicles and against 209 per 1,000 for the Buick Enclave line as a whole.
That is more than the average of 81.4 complaints per model year across the 16 Buick Enclave model years on this register; 2 complaints reported a crash and 3 a fire.
Complaints were received in the largest number in 2014 (52); the most recent in the file is dated 27 Apr 2019.
NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation has opened 3 investigations naming this model year.
Complaints are consumer reports and have not been verified by NHTSA. Recall text is the manufacturer's Part 573 report as filed with NHTSA. Complaint file through 15 May 2019; recall file through 29 Sep 2026.
Recalls by model year:
Recall campaigns
Defect, as filed: General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2008-2017 Buick Enclave and 2013-2017 Chevrolet Traverse vehicles. The driver's air bag inflator may explode during deployment, due to a manufacturing defect.
Consequence: An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants, resulting in serious injury or death.
Remedy: Dealers will replace the driver's air bag module, free of charge. Interim owner notification letters were mailed on November 3, 2021. Owner notification letters were mailed on January 10, 2022. Owners may contact Buick customer service at 1-800-521-7300 or Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020. GM's number for this recall is N212349040.
Filed by General Motors, LLC (manufacturer campaign N212349040); components: air bags:frontal:driver side:inflator module; air bags:frontal.
Defect, as filed: General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2008-2012 Buick Enclave vehicles manufactured January 3, 2007, to February 29, 2012, 2009-2012 Chevrolet Traverse vehicles manufactured July 6, 2008, to March 9, 2012, 2007-2012 GMC Acadia vehicles manufactured September 15, 2006, to February 29, 2012, and 2007-2010 Saturn Outlook vehicles manufactured August 17, 2006, to March 18, 2010. The affected vehicles, equipped with the power liftgate option, have gas struts that hold the power liftgate up when open. These struts may prematurely wear and the open liftgate may suddenly fall.
Consequence: If the open liftgate unexpectedly falls, it may strike a person, increasing their risk of injury.
Remedy: GM will notify owners, and dealers will update the software for the power liftgate actuator motor control unit so that the motor will prevent the rapid closing of the lift gate, free of charge. The recall began on November 15, 2016. Owners may contact Buick customer service at 1-800-521-7300, Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020, GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782, and Saturn customer service at 1-800-553-6000. GM's number for this recall is 15240.
Filed by General Motors LLC (manufacturer campaign 15240).
Defect, as filed: General Motors is recalling certain model year 2009-2014 Buick Enclave vehicles manufactured April 14, 2008, through May 14, 2014, Chevrolet Traverse vehicles manufactured June 6, 2008, through May 14, 2014, and GMC Acadia vehicles manufactured April 9, 2008, through May 14, 2014, and 2009-2010 Saturn Outlook vehicles manufactured April 14, 2008, through March 18, 2010. In the affected vehicles, the flexible steel cable that connects the seatbelt to the front outboard seating positions may fatigue and separate over time.
Consequence: If the steel cable becomes fatigued and separates, the seatbelt may not properly restrain the seat occupant increasing the risk of an injury in a crash.
Remedy: General Motors will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and, if necessary, repair and replace the lap pretensioner, free of charge. Parts are not currently available. An interim notice will be mailed to owners in July 2014. A second notice will be mailed to owners once parts become available. The recall for the 2009-2010 model years began on July 11, 2014. The interim letter for the 2011-2014 model years were distributed on July 11, 2014. Owners may contact General Motors at 1-800-222-1020 (Chevrolet), 1-800-521-7300 (Buick), 1-800-462-8782 (GMC), 1-800-553-6000 (Saturn). General Motors recall number for this campaign is 14187.
Filed by General Motors LLC (manufacturer campaign 14187).
Defect, as filed: General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2008-2013 Buick Enclave and GMC Acadia and 2009-2013 Chevrolet Traverse and 2008-2010 Saturn Outlook vehicles. In the affected vehicles, increased resistance in the driver and passenger seat mounted side impact air bag (SIAB) wiring harnesses may result in the SIAB and seat belt pretensioners not deploying in the event of a crash.
Consequence: Failure of the side impact air bags and seat belt pretensioners to deploy in a crash increase the risk of injury to the driver and front seat occupant.
Remedy: GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the affected harness connections with soldered connections, free of charge. The recall began on June 16, 2014. Buick owners may contact the owner center at 1-800-521-7300, Chevrolet owners at 1-866-694-6546, Saturn at 1-800-553-6000, and GMC owners at 1-866-996-9463. GM's number for this recall is 14030. Note: Vehicles repaired as part of Customer Satisfaction Campaign 10085 and special coverage 10335 have already had the subject condition repaired and therefore are not included in the safety recall.
Filed by General Motors LLC (manufacturer campaign 14030).
Defect, as filed: General motors is recalling certain model year 2009-2010 chevrolet traverse, buick enclave, GMC acadia, and saturn outlook vehicles. The second row seat side trim shield restricts the upward rotation of the safety belt buckle when the seat back is returned to a seating position after being folded flat. If the buckle contacts the seat frame, additional effort is required to return the seat to a seating position. If sufficient force is applied, the buckle cover could be pushed down the strap, exposing and partially depressing the red release button.
Consequence: The safety belt may not restrain the occupant as intended during a crash, increasing the risk of injury to the seat occupant.
Remedy: Dealers will modify the second row seat side trim shields. If a safety belt buckle is damaged, dealers will replace it free of charge. The safety recall began on august 18, 2010. Owners may contact chevrolet at 1-800-630-2438, buick at 1-866-608-8080, GMC at 1-866-996-9463, and saturn at 1-800-972-8876, or at the owner center at www.gmownercenter.com.
Filed by GENERAL MOTORS CORP. (manufacturer campaign N100243).
Defect, as filed: Gm is recalling certain model year 2006-2009 buick, lucerne; cadillac dts; hummer h2; model year 2008-2009 buick enclave; cadillac cts; model year 2007-2009 cadillac escalade, escalade esv, escalade ext; chevrolet avalanche, silverado, suburban, tahoe; GMC acadia, sierra, yukon, yukon xl; saturn outlook; and model year 2009 chevrolet traverse vehicles equipped with a heated washer fluid system (hwfs). A recall was implemented in 2008 to add a fuse to the control circuit harness to address the potential consequences of a printed circuit board (pcb) electrical short. However, there have been new reports of thermal incidents on hwfs modules after this improvement was installed. These incidents resulted from a new failure mode attributed to the device's thermal protection feature. The significance varies from minor distortion to considerable melting of the plastic around the hwfs fluid chamber.
Consequence: It is possible for the heated washer module to ignite and a fire may occur.
Remedy: Dealers will permanently disable and remove the heated washer fluid module. An updated page for the owner manual will be provided and inserted in the owner manual to document that the feature has been permanently disabled and removed from the vehicle. The safety recall began on june 11, 2010. Owners may contact buick at 1-866-608-8080, cadillac at 1-866-982-2339, chevrolet at 1-800-630-2438, saturn at 1-800-972-8876, GMC at 1-866-996-9463 and hummer at 1-800-732-5493 or at the owner center at www.gmownercenter.com.
Filed by GENERAL MOTORS CORP..
- 09V073000POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFTReported 6 Mar 2009 · 276,729 units
Defect, as filed: General motors is recalling 276,729 my 2009 buick enclave, chevrolet cobalt, hhr, malibu, traverse, GMC acadia, pontiac g5, g6 and saturn aura and outlook passenger vehicles. These vehicles fail to comply with federal motor vehicles safety standard 102, "transmission shift position sequence, starter interlock, and transmission braking effect", and FMVSS 114, "theft protection and rollaway prevention". On some of these vehicles, the transmission shift cable adjustment clip may not be fully engaged. If the clip is not fully engaged, the shift lever and the actual position of the transmission gear may not match. With this condition, the drive could move the shifter to "park" and remove the ignition key, but the transmission gear may not be in "park".
Consequence: The driver may not be able to restart the vehicle and the vehicle could roll away after the driver has exited the vehicle, resulting in a possible crash without prior warning.
Remedy: Dealers will inspect and ensure that the shift cable adjustment clip is fully engaged. In the event that the clip does not engage, the shift cable will be replaced free of charge. The recall is expected to begin on or before march 24, 2009. Owners may contact buick at 1-866-608-8080, chevrolet at 1-800-630-2438, GMC at 1-866-996-9463, pontiac at 1-800-620-7668 and saturn at 1-800-972-8876 or at www.gmownercenter.com.
Filed by GENERAL MOTORS CORP. (manufacturer campaign 09041).
Defect, as filed: Gm is recalling 16,667 my 2009 buick enclave, chevrolet traverse, GMC acadia, and saturn outlook vehicles for failing to conform with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 209, 'seat belt assemblies.' these vehicles may have been built with a safety belt buckle in the second or third row that is missing a rivet.
Consequence: In a vehicle crash, if the rivet is missing, the buckle may separate from the mounting strap, increasing the risk of injury to the passenger.
Remedy: Dealers will inspect the safety belt buckles in the second and third rows, and replace them if necessary. The recall began on november 26, 2008. Owners may contact buick at 1-866-608-8080; chevrolet at 1-800-630-2438; GMC at 1-866-996-9463; saturn at 1-800-972-8876; or through their website at <a href=http://www.gmownercenter.com>http://www.gmownercenter.com</a> .
Filed by GENERAL MOTORS CORP. (manufacturer campaign 08387).
Each entry links to the NHTSA record. NHTSA states that safety recall repairs are free of charge at an authorised dealer; check a specific vehicle by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Complaints by component
Component mentions per 1,000 for the 2009 Buick Enclave (black) against all 2009 model-year vehicles in the file (yellow). A complaint can name more than one component.
| Per 1,000 component mentions | 2009 | Enclave line | All 2009 vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steering | 391.3 | 209 | 114 |
| Power Train | 114.6 | 137.6 | 67.5 |
| Engine | 110.7 | 107.9 | 71.2 |
| Electrical System | 75.1 | 87.6 | 132.2 |
| Vehicle Speed Control | 39.5 | 30.3 | 53 |
| Air Bags | 35.6 | 93.8 | 143.3 |
| Component | Mentions | Per 1,000 | Line | All 2009 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steering | 99 | 391.3 | 209 | 114 |
| Power Train | 29 | 114.6 | 137.6 | 67.5 |
| Engine | 28 | 110.7 | 107.9 | 71.2 |
| Electrical System | 19 | 75.1 | 87.6 | 132.2 |
| Vehicle Speed Control | 10 | 39.5 | 30.3 | 53 |
| Air Bags | 9 | 35.6 | 93.8 | 143.3 |
| Engine and Engine Cooling | 8 | 31.6 | 15.2 | 23.4 |
| Structure | 8 | 31.6 | 80.3 | 41.5 |
| Electronic Stability Control (ESC) | 8 | 31.6 | 30.9 | 24.6 |
| Unknown or Other | 8 | 31.6 | 45.5 | 37.6 |
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic | 5 | 19.8 | 8.4 | 30.2 |
| Fuel/Propulsion System | 4 | 15.8 | 18 | 32.2 |
| Suspension | 4 | 15.8 | 16.3 | 28.7 |
| Seat Belts | 4 | 15.8 | 15.2 | 8.4 |
| Seats | 2 | 7.9 | 11.8 | 9.3 |
| Service Brakes | 2 | 7.9 | 19.7 | 53.4 |
| Tires | 1 | 4 | 6.7 | 18.4 |
| Equipment | 1 | 4 | 5.1 | 5.1 |
| Fuel System, Gasoline | 1 | 4 | 5.1 | 16.1 |
| Wheels | 1 | 4 | 7.9 | 15.3 |
| Latches/Locks/Linkages | 1 | 4 | 1.7 | 8.2 |
| Exterior Lighting | 1 | 4 | 11.2 | 30 |
192 unique complaints, 253 component mentions; 8 injuries and 0 deaths reported by complainants. Complaint narratives are not republished.
Complaints by year received
Investigations
| Action | Type | Subject | Component | Opened | Closed | Recall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EA20002 | Engineering analysis | Outboard Front Seat Belt Anchor Cable Failure | seat belts:front:anchorage | 31 Aug 2020 | 30 Aug 2024 | 21V245 |
| RQ19003 | Recall query | Seat Belt Anchor Cable Failure | seat belts:front:anchorage | 28 May 2019 | 31 Aug 2020 | — |
| AQ10001 | Audit query | Fleet Vehicle Recall Completion Audit | unknown or other | 18 Nov 2010 | 28 Dec 2015 | — |
Other Buick Enclave model years
| Model year | Recalls | Complaints | Units in campaigns |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 6 | 474 | 4,179,720 |
| 2009 | 8 | 192 | 5,073,137 |
| 2010 | 6 | 228 | 3,414,779 |
| 2011 | 6 | 168 | 3,255,415 |
| 2012 | 6 | 76 | 3,255,415 |
| 2013 | 4 | 46 | 2,516,425 |
| 2014 | 7 | 51 | 2,493,405 |
| 2015 | 5 | 28 | 1,007,509 |
| 2016 | 4 | 15 | 1,027,568 |
| 2017 | 3 | 11 | 995,748 |
| 2018 NHTSA | 0 | 11 | — |
| 2019 NHTSA | 1 | 2 | 194,105 |
| 2020 | 6 | 0 | 242,429 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 95 |
| 2022 NHTSA | 1 | 0 | 89 |
| 2026 NHTSA | 1 | 0 | 5,861 |
Model years with a single campaign and fewer than 25 complaints have no page here; the NHTSA link opens the agency's record for that year.
All Buick Enclave model years · Buick: 27 model lines
Questions and answers
How many recalls does the 2009 Buick Enclave have?
8 NHTSA recall campaigns name this model year; the most recent, 21V782000, was reported to NHTSA on 7 Oct 2021 and concerns air bags:frontal:driver side:inflator module. Across all model years the Buick Enclave line has 29 campaigns.
Is there an open NHTSA investigation into the 2009 Buick Enclave?
NHTSA's investigation file lists 3 actions naming this model year; the table above shows each action's opening and closing dates. An action with no closing date was still open when the file was produced.
What component do owners of the 2009 Buick Enclave complain about most?
Steering: 99 of 253 component mentions (391.3 per 1,000). Next is power train with 29. Complaints are consumer reports and have not been verified by NHTSA.
How do I get a recall repaired?
NHTSA states that safety recall repairs are performed free of charge by the manufacturer's authorised dealers. Each campaign's remedy text above is the manufacturer's statement as filed with NHTSA. Check your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls to see whether a specific vehicle has an unrepaired recall.
Where does this data come from?
NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation recall, complaint and investigation flat files, public domain, downloaded 29 Sep 2026. Complaint counts are unique complaint numbers per make, model and model year; component figures count each component a complaint names. The NHTSA record linked from each campaign is authoritative.
Provenance
Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Office of Defects Investigation flat files (recalls, complaints, investigations), public domain, files dated 29 Sep 2026 (recalls) and 15 May 2019 (complaints). Complaints since 1 Jan 1995. Counts are unique complaint numbers per make, model and model year; per-1,000 rates divide a component's mentions by all mentions for the same group. Errors in processing are corrected at the next daily build; see corrections and the methodology.