Recall Register

1979 Buick Regal: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 4 recall campaigns for the 1979 Buick Regal. The newest campaign is 84V149000. NHTSA received the report on 24 Nov 1984. The NHTSA record gives the component Power Train / Axle Assembly / Axle Shaft. NHTSA has 3 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, 84V149000, in the NHTSA record

The dealer will inspect the rear axle to determine whether it was manufactured at the buffalo plant. If so, they will make axle measurements and if necessary replace or modify affected axle components without charge.
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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

4 campaigns, newest first. 8,936,543 units in total.

  • 84V149000Power Train / Axle Assembly / Axle Shaft
  • 81V025000Suspension / Rear
  • 79V214000Power Train / Automatic Transmission / Lever and Linkage / Floor Shift
  • 79V142000Exterior Lighting / Brake Lights / Switch

  1. 84V149000Received . 3,100,000 units.

    Power Train / Axle Assembly / Axle Shaft

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Rear axle assembly may have axles that were improperly manufactured. This condition may result in separation of the axle shaft and wheel assembly from the vehicle.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    The dealer will inspect the rear axle to determine whether it was manufactured at the buffalo plant. If so, they will make axle measurements and if necessary replace or modify affected axle components without charge.

    Report filed by GENERAL MOTORS CORP.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  2. 81V025000Received . 5,821,160 units.

    Suspension / Rear

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    The bolts that attach the lower rear control arm to the frame may fracture. The rear control arm supports and positions the rear axle. Fracture of the bolts would allow the control arm to drop free.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Both rear control arm attachment bolts will be replaced without charge.

    Report filed by GENERAL MOTORS CORP.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  3. 79V214000Received . 55 units.

    Power Train / Automatic Transmission / Lever and Linkage / Floor Shift

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    The shift cable retaining clip may have been installed backwards or not at all. The purpose of this spring clip is to secure the lower end of the shift cable housing to the transmission. If the clip is backward or missing, the console shift lever may not shift the transmission and/or the transmission range indicator may indicate that the transmission is in the "park" or "p" position when it is not.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    The dealer will inspect and if necessary correct the shift cable retaining clip installation at no charge.

    Report filed by GENERAL MOTORS CORP.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  4. 79V142000Received . 15,328 units.

    Exterior Lighting / Brake Lights / Switch

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    On the involved vehicles the brake stoplight and cruise control switch which is operated by the brake pedal may have been assembled with an incorrect lubricant on the actuating plunger. This can cause the rear brake stoplights to become inoperative and the cruise control, if activated, to stay electrically engaged.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealer will inspect and, if necessary, replace the brake stoplight and cruise control switch at no cost to owner.

    Report filed by GENERAL MOTORS CORP..

The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.

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Complaints by component

3 complaints, 3 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.

1979 Buick Regal: component mentions in complaints
ComponentMentions
Tires3
Complaints that report a crash
0
Complaints that report a fire
0
Injuries in the complaints
0
Deaths in the complaints
0
Date of the newest complaint
27 Aug 2004

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.

Complaints about the 1979 Buick Regal, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 2004, with 2 complaints.

Investigations

NHTSA investigations that name the 1979 Buick Regal
NumberTypeSubjectComponentOpenedClosedCampaign
EA86006Engineering analysisBRAKE BACKING PLATEService Brakes, Hydraulic27 Nov 198528 Nov 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.

  1. 19731
  2. 19742
  3. 19752
  4. 19762
  5. 19773
  6. 19786
  7. 19794
  8. 19805
  9. 19813
  10. 19822
  11. 19831
  12. 19844
  13. 19858
  14. 19864
  15. 19872
  16. 198810
  17. 19897
  18. 19908
  19. 19916
  20. 19922
  21. 19932
  22. 19943
  23. 19958
  24. 19963
  25. 19977
  26. 19986
  27. 19996
  28. 20008
  29. 20016
  30. 20023
  31. 20033
  32. 20042
  33. 20050
  34. 20114
  35. 20126
  36. 20135
  37. 20142
  38. 20161
  39. 20183
  40. 20193
  41. 20202

A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.

Official channels

Cite this page

Recall Register. 1979 Buick Regal: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/buick/regal/1979/. 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
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 1979 Buick Regal?
8,936,543 units in 4 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Buick Regal have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 98 recall campaigns for the Buick Regal, model years 1973 to 2020. 4 of them name the 1979 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 1979 Buick Regal name most often?
Tires: 3 of 3 component mentions.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1979 Buick Regal open?
No. The 1 investigation that names this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.