1995 Buick Park Avenue: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 1 recall campaign for the 1995 Buick Park Avenue. The campaign is 95V158000. NHTSA received the report on 4 Aug 1995. The NHTSA record gives the component Exterior Lighting / Headlights. NHTSA has 117 complaints on file for this model year.
The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on this campaign.
This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.
Remedy of campaign 95V158000, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will replace the driver side headlamp on vehicles with the correct outboard lower pad number.
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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Recall campaigns
1 campaign. 12,832 units in total.
95V158000Received . 12,832 units.
Exterior Lighting / Headlights
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
The driver side headlamp lens has an incorrect aim pad number on the lens. This does not comply with FMVSS no. 108, "lamps, reflective devices, and associated equipment."
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
Consequence of non-compliance: if these head lamps are re-aimed using a mechanical aiming device that utilizes the aiming pad numers, the resultant aim would be out of the specified range. This may cause a visibility problem increasing the potential for a vehicle accident.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will replace the driver side headlamp on vehicles with the correct outboard lower pad number.
Report filed by GENERAL MOTORS CORP.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
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Complaints by component
117 complaints, 164 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.
- 1995 Buick Park Avenue
- All 1995 vehicles
| Component | 1995 Park Avenue | All 1995 vehicles | Park Avenue, all years | Mentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steering | 134.1 | 41.1 | 60.6 | 22 |
| Electrical System | 134.1 | 79.9 | 105.3 | 22 |
| Engine and Engine Cooling | 103.7 | 144.8 | 172.9 | 17 |
| Structure | 85.4 | 40.2 | 51.6 | 14 |
| Air Bags | 73.2 | 71.4 | 29.3 | 12 |
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic | 67.1 | 137.3 | 139.9 | 11 |
| Power Train | 54.9 | 108.5 | 54.3 | 9 |
| Suspension | 42.7 | 49.1 | 29.8 | 7 |
| Exterior Lighting | 36.6 | 22.5 | 16.5 | 6 |
| Vehicle Speed Control | 36.6 | 36.2 | 26.1 | 6 |
The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 23.
- Complaints that report a crash
- 5
- Complaints that report a fire
- 3
- Injuries in the complaints
- 6
- Deaths in the complaints
- 0
- Date of the newest complaint
- 11 Apr 2018
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
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.
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 1995 Buick Park AvenueThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 1995 Buick Park Avenue: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/buick/park-avenue/1995/. 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 1995 Buick Park Avenue?
- 12,832 units in 1 campaign. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
- How many recall campaigns does the Buick Park Avenue have for all model years?
- NHTSA lists 16 recall campaigns for the Buick Park Avenue, model years 1984 to 2005. 1 of them names the 1995 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 1995 Buick Park Avenue name most often?
- Steering: 22 of 164 component mentions, or 134.1 per 1,000. For all 1995 vehicles the figure is 41.1 per 1,000.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1995 Buick Park Avenue open?
- The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.