1990 Buick Reatta: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 3 recall campaigns for the 1990 Buick Reatta. The newest campaign is 91V158000. NHTSA received the report on 13 Sep 1991. The NHTSA record gives the component Service Brakes, Hydraulic / Brake Fluid Low Warning / Lamp. NHTSA has 29 complaints 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, 91V158000, in the NHTSA record
Replace the prom in the body computer module to prevent this condition from occurring.
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
3 campaigns, newest first. 83,725 units in total.
91V158000Received . 18,904 units.
Service Brakes, Hydraulic / Brake Fluid Low Warning / Lamp
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Brake indicator light may not light when ignition is in the "on" position, the parking brake is applied, and the shift selector is in the park or neutral gear range.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
Vehicles would not meet the requirements of FMVSS 101and 105.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Replace the prom in the body computer module to prevent this condition from occurring.
Report filed by GENERAL MOTORS CORP.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
90V164000Received . 63,964 units.
Power Train / Automatic Transmission / Lever and Linkage / Floor Shift
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Transaxle shift control cable may disengage from the from the floor shift control with loss of gear indicator reference and shift selector operation.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
Driver would not be able to determine actual gearposition the transaxle is in, which could result in unexpected vehicle movementand an accident without prior warning.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Install a transaxle shift control cable retaining clip to prevent cable disengagement.
Report filed by GENERAL MOTORS CORP.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
90V031000Received . 857 units.
Air Bags / Frontal / Sensor/Control Module-Inactive
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
The forward sensor for the air bag may have been incorrectly constructed with part of the wiring harness to the sensor reversed.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
The reversal of the wires could cause delay in the deployment of the air bag and increase the severity of the of injury to an unbelted driver in an accident.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Replace forward discriminating sensor as necessary.
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
29 complaints, 30 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 |
|---|---|
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic | 24 |
| Structure | 2 |
| Electrical System | 1 |
| Air Bags | 1 |
| Visibility | 1 |
| Service Brakes | 1 |
- Complaints that report a crash
- 3
- Complaints that report a fire
- 0
- Injuries in the complaints
- 0
- Deaths in the complaints
- 0
- Date of the newest complaint
- 20 Mar 2020
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.
- 19880
- 19891
- 19903
- 19910
- 19930
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 1990 Buick ReattaThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 1990 Buick Reatta: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/buick/reatta/1990/. 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 1990 Buick Reatta?
- 83,725 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 Reatta have for all model years?
- NHTSA lists 4 recall campaigns for the Buick Reatta, model years 1988 to 1993. 3 of them name the 1990 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 1990 Buick Reatta name most often?
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic: 24 of 30 component mentions.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1990 Buick Reatta open?
- The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.