1997 Buick Park Avenue: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 3 recall campaigns for the 1997 Buick Park Avenue. The newest campaign is 00V117000. NHTSA received the report on 18 Apr 2000. The NHTSA record gives the component Seat Belts / Front / Webbing. NHTSA has 219 complaints on file for this model year. 5 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, 00V117000, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will inspect for the presence of updated front shoulder belt bezels and where necessary, install new front seat shoulder belt opening bezel kits.
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
No tracked figure of this page changed in a data update. What the log tracks
Recall campaigns
3 campaigns, newest first. 255,821 units in total.
00V117000Received . 77,952 units.
Seat Belts / Front / Webbing
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. Some of these vehicles have front seat shoulder belts that may twist, allowing the webbing to become jammed in the retractor.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
When the shoulder belt webbing becomes jammed in the retractor, the belt may be unusable.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will inspect for the presence of updated front shoulder belt bezels and where necessary, install new front seat shoulder belt opening bezel kits.
Report filed by GENERAL MOTORS CORP.. Manufacturer campaign number 00039. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
97V064000Received . 156,910 units.
Service Brakes, Hydraulic / Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
The electronic brake control module or the electronic brake and traction control module can cause the antilock brake system (ABS) to cycle during a non-ABS brake application.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
This condition can result in an increase in vehicle stopping distance increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will replace the electronic brake control module or the electronic brake and traction control module.
Report filed by GENERAL MOTORS CORP.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
97V036000Received . 20,959 units.
Seats / Mid/Rear Assembly
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
These vehicles were assembled with center rear seat belt anchor bolts not properly installed. This does not meet the requirements of FMVSS no. 210, "seat belt assembly anchorages."
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
In the event of a vehicle crash, the seat belt system would not withstand the required load and injury to the seat occupant could occur.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will tighten the center rear seat belt anchor bolts to specification.
Report filed by GENERAL MOTORS CORP.. 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
219 complaints, 355 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.
- 1997 Buick Park Avenue
- All 1997 vehicles
| Component | 1997 Park Avenue | All 1997 vehicles | Park Avenue, all years | Mentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engine and Engine Cooling | 166.2 | 128.6 | 172.9 | 59 |
| Seat Belts | 163.4 | 25.3 | 75.5 | 58 |
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic | 121.1 | 100.8 | 139.9 | 43 |
| Electrical System | 101.4 | 81.7 | 105.3 | 36 |
| Power Train | 76.1 | 87.5 | 54.3 | 27 |
| Steering | 67.6 | 69.9 | 60.6 | 24 |
| Fuel System, Gasoline | 50.7 | 49.4 | 51.1 | 18 |
| Structure | 50.7 | 40.1 | 51.6 | 18 |
| Visibility | 47.9 | 55.8 | 37.8 | 17 |
| Suspension | 31 | 64.1 | 29.8 | 11 |
The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 23.
- Complaints that report a crash
- 5
- Complaints that report a fire
- 21
- Injuries in the complaints
- 9
- Deaths in the complaints
- 0
- Date of the newest complaint
- 16 Oct 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.
Investigations
| Number | Type | Subject | Component | Opened | Closed | Campaign |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RQ03001 | Recall query | POWER RACK AND PINION STEERING FAILURE | Steering | 2 Jan 2003 | 15 Sep 2003 | |
| EA02030 | Engineering analysis | ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRES | Fuel System, Gasoline / Delivery | 22 Oct 2002 | 9 Mar 2004 | 04V090000 |
| PE02050 | Preliminary evaluation | ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRES | Engine and Engine Cooling | 13 Jun 2002 | 22 Oct 2002 | |
| EA00002 | Engineering analysis | FRONT SHOULDER BELT MALFUNCTION | Seat Belts | 6 Jan 2000 | 2 May 2000 | 00V117000 |
| PE99056 | Preliminary evaluation | FRONT SHOULDER BELT MALFUNCTION | Seat Belts | 2 Sep 1999 | 6 Jan 2000 |
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 1997 Buick Park AvenueThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 1997 Buick Park Avenue: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/buick/park-avenue/1997/. 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 1997 Buick Park Avenue?
- 255,821 units in 3 campaigns. 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. 3 of them name the 1997 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 1997 Buick Park Avenue name most often?
- Engine and Engine Cooling: 59 of 355 component mentions, or 166.2 per 1,000. For all 1997 vehicles the figure is 128.6 per 1,000.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1997 Buick Park Avenue open?
- No. Each of the 5 investigations that name this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.