Recall Register

1984 Buick Regal: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 4 recall campaigns for the 1984 Buick Regal. The newest campaign is 89V102000. NHTSA received the report on 16 Jun 1989. The NHTSA record gives the component Vehicle Speed Control. NHTSA has 6 complaints on file for this model year. 2 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, 89V102000, in the NHTSA record

Install a new bushing in cruise control servo bail.
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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. 2,029,470 units in total.

  • 89V102000Vehicle Speed Control
  • 85V049000Structure / Body / Bumpers
  • 85V024000Steering / Gear Box (Other Than Rack and Pinion)
  • 84V011000Seats / Front Assembly / Recliner

  1. 89V102000Received . 1,755,897 units.

    Vehicle Speed Control

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    A small nylon bushing in the cruise control servo bail may slip out of place, causing intermittent and unexpected increases in engine speed or dieseling (engine run on with ignition off).
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Servo rod assembly could catch on engine components andresult in a stuck throttle with potential for a vehicle crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Install a new bushing in cruise control servo bail.

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

  2. 85V049000Received . 196,939 units.

    Structure / Body / Bumpers

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    The rear bumper may fracture during a rear end collision, puncture the fuel tank, and cause a fuel leak. Consequence of defect: a fuel leak creates the potential for a fire which could result in burn injuries to persons in or near the car.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Replace the rear bumper brackets and the "l" shaped reinforcement with a "u" shaped full reinforcement.

    Report filed by GENERAL MOTORS CORP..

  3. 85V024000Received . 48 units.

    Steering / Gear Box (Other Than Rack and Pinion)

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    One of the three steering gear to frame bolts may not have been tightened to the required specification. Consequence of defect: the steering gear could come loose from the frame causing a loss of steering control and a possible vehicle crash without warning.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Tighten the steering gear to frame bolts.

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

  4. 84V011000Received . 76,586 units.

    Seats / Front Assembly / Recliner

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Some vehicles have bucket seat back locks that do not conform to federal motor vehicle safety standard 207, anchorage of seats. In event of a crash, the seat back lock may not function.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Inspection of seat back locks will be performed. Locks that have bent, broken or missing hooks will be replaced.

    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

6 complaints, 6 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.

1984 Buick Regal: component mentions in complaints
ComponentMentions
Seats1
Engine and Engine Cooling1
Latches/Locks/Linkages1
Tires1
Electrical System1
Structure1
Complaints that report a crash
0
Complaints that report a fire
1
Injuries in the complaints
1
Deaths in the complaints
0
Date of the newest complaint
10 Apr 2002

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 1984 Buick Regal, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 1995, with 2 complaints.

Investigations

NHTSA investigations that name the 1984 Buick Regal
NumberTypeSubjectComponentOpenedClosedCampaign
PE90014Preliminary evaluationCRUISE CONTROL FAILUREEquipment31 Oct 198928 Feb 1990
PE88027Preliminary evaluationHEADLAMP SWITCH FAILUREExterior Lighting9 Feb 198811 May 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. 1984 Buick Regal: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/buick/regal/1984/. 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
29 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 1984 Buick Regal?
2,029,470 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 1984 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 1984 Buick Regal name most often?
Seats: 1 of 6 component mentions.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1984 Buick Regal open?
No. Each of the 2 investigations that name this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.