1986 Buick Lesabre: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 1986 Buick Lesabre. The newest campaign is 89V102000. NHTSA received the report on 16 Jun 1989. The NHTSA record gives the component Vehicle Speed Control. NHTSA has 16 complaints on file for this model year. 10 NHTSA investigations name 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, 89V102000, in the NHTSA record
Install a new bushing in cruise control servo bail.
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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Since the last update
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Recall campaigns
2 campaigns, newest first. 1,862,008 units in total.
89V102000Received . 1,755,897 units.
Vehicle Speed Control
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
A small nylon bushing in the cruise control servo bail may slip out of place, causing intermittent and unexpected increases in engine speed or dieseling (engine run on with ignition off).
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
Servo rod assembly could catch on engine components andresult in a stuck throttle with potential for a vehicle crash.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Install a new bushing in cruise control servo bail.
Report filed by GENERAL MOTORS CORP.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
86V131000Received . 106,111 units.
Exterior Lighting / Headlights / Switch
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
The push pull headlight switch may have electrical contacts which allow an intermittent headlight circuit causing headlight to flicker or suddenly go out. Consequence of defect: sudden loss of the headlights under severe weather or nighttime driving conditions could reduce driver visibility which might result in a vehicle crash without prior warning.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Replace headlight switch as necessary.
Report filed by GENERAL MOTORS CORP..
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.
Complaints by component
16 complaints, 20 component mentions.
A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. This model year has fewer than 50 component mentions, so the table shows the number of mentions only.
| Component | Mentions |
|---|---|
| Engine and Engine Cooling | 7 |
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic | 2 |
| Steering | 2 |
| Seat Belts | 2 |
| Tires | 2 |
| Power Train | 1 |
| Visibility | 1 |
| Wheels | 1 |
| Unknown or Other | 1 |
| Vehicle Speed Control | 1 |
- Complaints that report a crash
- 1
- Complaints that report a fire
- 0
- Injuries in the complaints
- 3
- Deaths in the complaints
- 0
- Date of the newest complaint
- 17 Aug 2001
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.
Investigations
| Number | Type | Subject | Component | Opened | Closed | Campaign |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EA90017 | Engineering analysis | BRAKE FAILURE | Service Brakes, Hydraulic | 26 Mar 1990 | 22 Apr 1991 | |
| PE89171 | Preliminary evaluation | BRAKE FAILURE | Service Brakes, Hydraulic | 26 Sep 1989 | 26 Mar 1990 | |
| EA89028 | Engineering analysis | REAR BRAKE PIN | Service Brakes, Hydraulic | 28 Jul 1989 | 27 Jul 1990 | |
| PE89101 | Preliminary evaluation | REAR BRAKE PIN | Service Brakes, Hydraulic | 15 Mar 1989 | 28 Jul 1989 | |
| PE89098 | Preliminary evaluation | ANTI LOCK BRAKES | Service Brakes, Hydraulic | 10 Mar 1989 | 17 May 1989 | |
| PE88107 | Preliminary evaluation | POWER STEERING HOSE | Steering | 22 Sep 1988 | 9 Feb 1989 | |
| EA88019 | Engineering analysis | HYDRO BOOST | Steering | 28 Jan 1988 | 31 Oct 1990 | |
| EA87022 | Engineering analysis | STALLING | Vehicle Speed Control / Linkages | 27 Aug 1987 | 27 Nov 1991 | |
| PE87041 | Preliminary evaluation | THROTTLE SYSTEM FAILURE | Vehicle Speed Control / Linkages | 4 Aug 1987 | 30 Nov 1987 | |
| PE87038 | Preliminary evaluation | HYDROBOOST FAILURE | Steering | 9 Jul 1987 | 28 Jan 1988 |
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.
- 19671
- 19702
- 19713
- 19721
- 19741
- 19753
- 19762
- 19773
- 19782
- 19792
- 19813
- 19821
- 19830
- 19842
- 19851
- 19862
- 19874
- 19883
- 19892
- 19900
- 19910
- 19922
- 19931
- 19940
- 19951
- 19962
- 19972
- 19981
- 19992
- 20005
- 20010
- 20022
- 20031
- 20040
- 20050
A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.
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Official channels
- NHTSA VIN lookupNHTSA shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle from its VIN or its license plate.
- NHTSA: report a safety problemThe NHTSA form for a complaint about a vehicle, a tire, a child seat or equipment.
- NHTSA page of the 1986 Buick LesabreThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 1986 Buick Lesabre: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/buick/lesabre/1986/. 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
- 29 Mar 2018
- First complaint in the file
- 1 Jan 1995
- Manufacturer in the recall file
- GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
The NHTSA record is the authority. A complaint count is the number of different complaint numbers for the make, the model and the model year. How the register is made. Report an error.
Questions
- How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 1986 Buick Lesabre?
- 1,862,008 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 Lesabre have for all model years?
- NHTSA lists 46 recall campaigns for the Buick Lesabre, model years 1967 to 2005. 2 of them name the 1986 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 1986 Buick Lesabre name most often?
- Engine and Engine Cooling: 7 of 20 component mentions.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1986 Buick Lesabre open?
- No. Each of the 10 investigations that name this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.