2013 Buick Enclave: recalls and complaints

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• 21V7820007 Oct 2021Air Bags / Frontal / Driver Side / Inflator Module
• 21V2460008 Apr 2021Air Bags / Critical Fasteners
• 14V26600020 May 2014Seat Belts
• 14V11800017 Mar 2014Air Bags / Side/Window

1. 21V782000Received 7 Oct 2021. 555 units.

   Air Bags / Frontal / Driver Side / Inflator Module

   Defect, in the NHTSA record

   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, in the NHTSA record

   An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants, resulting in serious injury or death.

   Remedy, in the NHTSA record

   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.

   Report filed by General Motors, LLC. Manufacturer campaign number N212349040. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 10 Jan 2022.

2. 21V246000Received 8 Apr 2021. 108 units.

   Air Bags / Critical Fasteners

   Defect, in the NHTSA record

   General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2010-2015, 2017 Buick Enclave, 2010-2019 Chevrolet Traverse, and 2011-2016 GMC Acadia vehicles. The side curtain air bags may not be properly attached.

   Consequence, in the NHTSA record

   Unsecured side curtain air bags may not perform as intended, increasing the risk of injury.

   Remedy, in the NHTSA record

   GM will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and, if necessary, realign or replace the weld nuts, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on May 24, 2021. Owners may contact Buick customer service at 1-800-521-7300, Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020, and GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is N202321200.

   Report filed by General Motors, LLC. Manufacturer campaign number N202321200. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 24 May 2021.

3. 14V266000Received 20 May 2014. 1,339,355 units.

   Seat Belts

   Defect, in the NHTSA record

   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, in the NHTSA record

   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, in the NHTSA record

   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.

   Report filed by General Motors LLC. Manufacturer campaign number 14187. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 11 Jul 2014.

4. 14V118000Received 17 Mar 2014. 1,176,407 units.

   Air Bags / Side/Window

   Defect, in the NHTSA record

   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, in the NHTSA record

   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, in the NHTSA record

   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.

   Report filed by General Motors LLC. Manufacturer campaign number 14030. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 16 Jun 2014.

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

Recall campaign: One recall in the NHTSA recall file, with one campaign number. A campaign can name many makes, models and model years.

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

A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. The figure per 1,000 component mentions shows how many of each 1,000 mentions name the component.

• 2013 Buick Enclave
• All 2013 vehicles

The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 18.

Complaints that report a crash

1

Complaints that report a fire

1

Injuries in the complaints

6

Deaths in the complaints

0

Date of the newest complaint

9 May 2019

These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.

Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.

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.

1. 20086
2. 20098
3. 20106
4. 20116
5. 20126
6. 20134
7. 20147
8. 20155
9. 20164
10. 20173
11. 20180
12. 20191
13. 20206
14. 20212
15. 20221
16. 20261

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

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How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2013 Buick Enclave?

2,516,425 units in 4 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.

How many recall campaigns does the Buick Enclave have for all model years?

NHTSA lists 29 recall campaigns for the Buick Enclave, model years 2008 to 2026. 4 of them name the 2013 model year.

Which component do the complaints about the 2013 Buick Enclave name most often?

Electronic Stability Control (ESC): 11 of 74 component mentions, or 148.6 per 1,000. For all 2013 vehicles the figure is 22.2 per 1,000.

Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2013 Buick Enclave open?

No. Each of the 2 investigations that name this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.