Recall Register

2020 Buick Encore: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 2020 Buick Encore. The newest campaign is 20V668000. NHTSA received the report on 29 Oct 2020. The NHTSA record gives the component Power Train / Automatic Transmission. 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, 20V668000, in the NHTSA record

GM will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the start-stop transmission accumulator and replace it if any bolts are missing, free of charge. The recall began December 15, 2020. Owners may contact GMC customer service at 1-888-988-7267, Buick Customer service at 1-866-608-8080, Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020 or Cadillac customer service at 1-800-458-8006. GM's number for this recall is N202313440.
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Recall campaigns

2 campaigns, newest first. 194,210 units in total.

  1. 20V668000Received . 194,105 units.

    Power Train / Automatic Transmission

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2018-2019 Chevrolet Cruze and Buick LaCrosse, 2018-2020 Chevrolet Equinox, Chevrolet Traverse and GMC Terrain, 2018 Chevrolet Malibu, 2019-2020 Buick Encore, Buick Enclave, Cadillac XT4, Chevrolet Blazer and GMC Acadia, and 2020 Cadillac XT6 vehicles. The start/stop accumulator endcap may have missing bolts.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Missing bolts on the start-stop accumulator endcap could result in a transmission oil leak and may progress to a loss of propulsion, increasing the risk of a crash. A transmission fluid leak in the presence of an ignition source may increase the risk of fire.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    GM will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the start-stop transmission accumulator and replace it if any bolts are missing, free of charge. The recall began December 15, 2020. Owners may contact GMC customer service at 1-888-988-7267, Buick Customer service at 1-866-608-8080, Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020 or Cadillac customer service at 1-800-458-8006. GM's number for this recall is N202313440.

    Report filed by General Motors LLC. Manufacturer campaign number N202313440. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  2. 20V537000Received . 105 units.

    Seats / Critical Fasteners

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2020 Buick Encore GX and 2021 Chevrolet Trailblazer vehicles. The rear attachment bolts of one or both front seats may not have been installed.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    If an occupied front seat is missing the rear attachment bolts, it may move during a crash, increasing risk of injury to the occupant.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    GM will notify owners, and dealers will inspect seat attachments for both front seats and install attachment bolts as needed, free of charge. The recall began October 1, 2020. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-630-2438 or Buick customer service at 1-800-521-7300. GM's number for this recall is A202304380.

    Report filed by General Motors LLC. Manufacturer campaign number A202304380. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

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. 20136
  2. 20144
  3. 20154
  4. 20162
  5. 20172
  6. 20180
  7. 20192
  8. 20202

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

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Cite this page

Recall Register. 2020 Buick Encore: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/buick/encore/2020/. 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 LLC

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2020 Buick Encore?
194,210 units in 2 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Buick Encore have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 13 recall campaigns for the Buick Encore, model years 2013 to 2020. 2 of them name the 2020 model year.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2020 Buick Encore open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.