2011 Buick Regal: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 4 recall campaigns for the 2011 Buick Regal. The newest campaign is 16V517000. NHTSA received the report on 7 Jul 2016. The NHTSA record gives the component Seats / Front Assembly / Power Adjust. NHTSA has 196 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, 16V517000, in the NHTSA record

GM will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and secure the wiring harness, and repair any chafed wires as necessary, free of charge. The recall began on March 13, 2017. Owners may contact Buick customer service at 1-800-521-7300. GM's number for this recall is 30710.

NHTSA VIN lookup

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. 586,110 units in total.

16V5170007 Jul 2016Seats / Front Assembly / Power Adjust
16V5020005 Jul 2016Electrical System / Ignition
14V44700023 Jul 2014Seats / Front Assembly / Power Adjust
12V4840004 Oct 2012Exterior Lighting / Turn Signal

16V517000Received 7 Jul 2016. 42,984 units.
Seats / Front Assembly / Power Adjust
Defect, in the NHTSA record
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2011 Buick Regal vehicles manufactured November 3, 2009, to March 25, 2011, equipped with 8-way power adjustable front seats. The power seat wiring harness may contact the seat frame, causing the wires to chafe.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
Chafed harness wires may cause a short circuit, increasing the risk of a fire.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
GM will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and secure the wiring harness, and repair any chafed wires as necessary, free of charge. The recall began on March 13, 2017. Owners may contact Buick customer service at 1-800-521-7300. GM's number for this recall is 30710.
Report filed by General Motors LLC. Manufacturer campaign number 30710. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 13 Mar 2017.
16V502000Received 5 Jul 2016. 8,367 units.
Electrical System / Ignition
Defect, in the NHTSA record
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2016-2017 Buick Verano and 2016 Chevrolet Malibu as the electronic park lock lever may allow the ignition key to be removed without the transmission being in PARK. Also, certain 2013 Buick Encore, 2011 Buick Regal, 2013-2014 Buick Verano, 2011-2016 Chevrolet Cruze, 2010-2013 Chevrolet Equinox 2013-2015 Chevrolet Malibu, and 2011-2013 GMC Terrain vehicles may have been serviced with similar defective replacement electronic park lock levers. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 114, "Theft Protection and Rollaway Prevention."
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
If the key is removed without the transmission in PARK, the vehicle may rollaway as occupants are exiting, increasing the risk of injury.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
GM will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and if necessary replace the key cylinder lock housing, free of charge. The recall began on October 14, 2016. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020, Buick 1-800-521-7300, and GMC 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is 50490 and 50491.
Report filed by General Motors LLC. Manufacturer campaign number 50490, 50491. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 14 Oct 2016.
14V447000Received 23 Jul 2014. 414,333 units.
Seats / Front Assembly / Power Adjust
Defect, in the NHTSA record
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2011-2012 Buick LaCrosse, Regal and Chevrolet Camaro, as well as certain 2010-2012 Cadillac SRX, Chevrolet Equinox and GMC Terrain vehicles, equipped with power height adjustable driver and passenger seats. In the affected vehicles, the bolt that secures the driver's and passenger's power front seat height adjuster may fall out causing the seat to drop suddenly to the lowest vertical position.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
If the driver's seat unexpectedly drops, the distraction and altered seat position may affect the drivers' control of the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the height adjuster shoulder bolts, free of charge. The manufacturer distributed interim letters to owners on September 11, 2014. The recall began on December 26, 2014. Owners may contact GM customer service at 1-800-521-7300 (Buick), 1-800-458-8006 (Cadillac), 1-800-222-1020 (Chevrolet), or 1-800-462-8782 (GMC). GM's number for this recall is 14271.
Report filed by General Motors LLC. Manufacturer campaign number 14271. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 26 Dec 2014.
12V484000Received 4 Oct 2012. 120,426 units.
Exterior Lighting / Turn Signal
Defect, in the NHTSA record
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2011-2013 Buick Regal and model year 2013 Chevrolet Malibu vehicles. These vehicles are equipped with two turn signal bulbs in each front turn signal. If one of the two front turn signal bulbs burn out in either front turn signal lamp, there is no indication to the driver. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 108, "Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment."
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
If the driver is not aware that a turn signal is not functioning properly, the driver may continue to drive the vehicle. If half of a front turn signal is not illuminating, other driver's may not be aware that the affected vehicle is turning, thereby increasing the risk of a crash.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
GM will notify owners, dealers will update the body control module software, free of charge. The recall began in September 2014. Owners may contact Buick at 1-800-521-7300 or Chevrolet at 1-800-222-1020. GM's number for this recall is 12212.
Report filed by General Motors LLC. Manufacturer campaign number 12212. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 8 Sep 2014.

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Complaints by component

196 complaints, 299 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.

2011 Buick Regal
All 2011 vehicles

2011 Buick Regal: complaints by component, per 1,000 component mentions
Component	2011 Regal	All 2011 vehicles	Regal, all years	Mentions
Engine	254.2	118.1	85.9	76
Electrical System	194	132.1	129.1	58
Power Train	87	91.7	44	26
Seats	80.3	10.9	17.3	24
Service Brakes	63.5	43.7	13.2	19
Exterior Lighting	56.9	31.1	36.8	17
Electronic Stability Control (ESC)	46.8	26.3	8.9	14
Unknown or Other	40.1	56.3	23.6	12
Steering	40.1	100.1	76.5	12
Vehicle Speed Control	33.4	44.6	27.7	10

The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 24.

Complaints that report a crash: 4
Complaints that report a fire: 5
Injuries in the complaints: 5
Deaths in the complaints: 0
Date of the newest complaint: 8 May 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.

Complaints about the 2011 Buick Regal, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 2017, with 47 complaints.

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.

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

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NHTSA page of the 2011 Buick RegalThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.

Cite this page

Recall Register. 2011 Buick Regal: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/buick/regal/2011/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through 29 Sep 2026.

Sources

Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Licence: US government work, public domain
Recall file through: 29 Sep 2026
Complaint file through: 15 May 2019
First complaint in the file: 1 Jan 1995
Manufacturer in the recall file: General Motors LLC

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2011 Buick Regal?: 586,110 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 2011 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 2011 Buick Regal name most often?: Engine: 76 of 299 component mentions, or 254.2 per 1,000. For all 2011 vehicles the figure is 118.1 per 1,000.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2011 Buick Regal open?: The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.