2002 Buick Lesabre: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 2002 Buick Lesabre. The newest campaign is 02V222000. NHTSA received the report on 9 Aug 2002. The NHTSA record gives the component Air Bags / Frontal. NHTSA has 310 complaints on file for this model year. 1 NHTSA investigation names 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, 02V222000, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will inspect, and replace, if necessary, the air bag module assembly on the driver's side. Owner notification began august 15, 2002. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact buick at 1-800-521-7300, cadillac at 1-800-458-8006, chevrolet at 1-800-222-1020, GMC at 1-800-462-8782, oldsmobile at 1-800-442-6537, or pontiac at 1-800-762-2737.
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. 133,470 units in total.
02V222000Received . 133,221 units.
Air Bags / Frontal
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Certain passenger, mini vans, and sport utility vehicles have an air bag inflator on the driver's side that could fracture at a weld during a deployment.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
Pieces of the inflator could strike and injure vehicle occupants and the air bag cushion would not inflate fully, reducing the capability of the bag to protect the driver.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will inspect, and replace, if necessary, the air bag module assembly on the driver's side. Owner notification began august 15, 2002. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact buick at 1-800-521-7300, cadillac at 1-800-458-8006, chevrolet at 1-800-222-1020, GMC at 1-800-462-8782, oldsmobile at 1-800-442-6537, or pontiac at 1-800-762-2737.
Report filed by GENERAL MOTORS CORP.. Manufacturer campaign number 02032. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
02V067000Received . 249 units.
Steering / Gear Box (Other Than Rack and Pinion)
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Certain passenger vehicles were built with missing or under-torqued steering gear attachment bolts. If a bolt is missing, the driver may notice uneven steering response or unusual noises during turns.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
If the left bolt is missing and the right mounting strap fails, steering control is lost and a vehicle crash could result.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will inspect the vehicles for presence and proper torque of both steering gear bolts. Owner notification began april 5, 2002. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact buick at 1-800-521-7300 or cadillac at 1-800-458-8006.
Report filed by GENERAL MOTORS CORP.. Manufacturer campaign number 02009. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
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
310 complaints, 381 component mentions.
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.
- 2002 Buick Lesabre
- All 2002 vehicles
| Component | 2002 Lesabre | All 2002 vehicles | Lesabre, all years | Mentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Visibility | 307.1 | 38.7 | 117.9 | 117 |
| Structure | 133.9 | 62 | 60.2 | 51 |
| Air Bags | 97.1 | 73.7 | 60.2 | 37 |
| Electrical System | 63 | 94.6 | 115.5 | 24 |
| Engine and Engine Cooling | 49.9 | 100.3 | 153.5 | 19 |
| Engine | 42 | 23.4 | 20.8 | 16 |
| Steering | 34.1 | 39.6 | 47.5 | 13 |
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic | 34.1 | 76.5 | 85.5 | 13 |
| Power Train | 34.1 | 119 | 54.9 | 13 |
| Unknown or Other | 28.9 | 21 | 25.5 | 11 |
The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 25.
- Complaints that report a crash
- 15
- Complaints that report a fire
- 12
- Injuries in the complaints
- 18
- Deaths in the complaints
- 0
- Date of the newest complaint
- 19 Aug 2026
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EA02030 | Engineering analysis | ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRES | Fuel System, Gasoline / Delivery | 22 Oct 2002 | 9 Mar 2004 | 04V090000 |
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
- 20060
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 2002 Buick LesabreThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 2002 Buick Lesabre: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/buick/lesabre/2002/. 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
- 30 Sep 2026
- Complaint file through
- 30 Sep 2026
- 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 2002 Buick Lesabre?
- 133,470 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 2006. 2 of them name the 2002 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 2002 Buick Lesabre name most often?
- Visibility: 117 of 381 component mentions, or 307.1 per 1,000. For all 2002 vehicles the figure is 38.7 per 1,000.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2002 Buick Lesabre open?
- No. The 1 investigation that names this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.