1992 Buick Roadmaster: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 3 recall campaigns for the 1992 Buick Roadmaster. The newest campaign is 97V217000. NHTSA received the report on 24 Nov 1997. The NHTSA record gives the component Service Brakes, Hydraulic / Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip. NHTSA has 87 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, 97V217000, in the NHTSA record

Dealers will inspect these vehicles and replace the ABS modulator.

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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

3 campaigns, newest first. 500,860 units in total.

97V217000Received 24 Nov 1997. 56,701 units.
Service Brakes, Hydraulic / Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Defect, in the NHTSA record
Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. The antilock brake system (ABS) modulator can corrode and leak fluid from the front brake circuit.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
Brake fluid leakage can reduce brake effectiveness and increase stopping distances.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will inspect these vehicles and replace the ABS modulator.
Report filed by GENERAL MOTORS CORP.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 15 Jan 1998.
92V094000Received 1 Jul 1992. 219,571 units.
Seat Belts
Defect, in the NHTSA record
The shoulder belt guide loop plastic covering may crack and expose the steel sub-plate.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
In the event of a vehicle crash, the exposed steelsub-plate can cut the safety belt webbing resulting in increased possibilityand/or severity of injury to the affected seat occupant.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Install new shoulder belt guide loops.
Report filed by GENERAL MOTORS CORP.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 17 Jul 1992.
91V186000Received 29 Oct 1991. 224,588 units.
Latches/Locks/Linkages / Hood / Latch
Defect, in the NHTSA record
Secondary hood latch assemblies can corrode, causing a high latch release effort and possibly preventing the hood from latching properly when it is closed.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
If the secondary hood latch is not properly engaged, andthe primary hood latch was also not engaged, the hood could open and contact thewindshield while the vehicle was in motion, reducing the forward vision area ofthe driver and resulting in a possible vehicle accident without prior warning.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Install a new secondary hood latch assembly.
Report filed by GENERAL MOTORS CORP.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 31 Oct 1991.

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

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Complaints by component

87 complaints, 105 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.

1992 Buick Roadmaster
All 1992 vehicles

1992 Buick Roadmaster: complaints by component, per 1,000 component mentions
Component	1992 Roadmaster	All 1992 vehicles	Roadmaster, all years	Mentions
Service Brakes, Hydraulic	247.6	180.7	137.2	26
Seat Belts	104.8	72	48.7	11
Air Bags	95.2	33.1	73	10
Engine and Engine Cooling	95.2	115	88.5	10
Structure	85.7	62.3	57.5	9
Power Train	85.7	106.3	59.7	9
Electrical System	47.6	89.2	97.3	5
Equipment	38.1	17.9	13.3	4
Visibility	38.1	42.7	61.9	4
Vehicle Speed Control	38.1	35.8	59.7	4

The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 19.

Complaints that report a crash: 15
Complaints that report a fire: 1
Injuries in the complaints: 20
Deaths in the complaints: 0
Date of the newest complaint: 31 Jan 2011

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 1992 Buick Roadmaster, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 1995, with 18 complaints.

Investigations

NHTSA investigations that name the 1992 Buick Roadmaster
Number	Type	Subject	Component	Opened	Closed	Campaign
PE92079	Preliminary evaluation	R SEAT BELT WEBBING LENGTH	Seat Belts / Rear/Other	9 Sep 1992	19 Jan 1993
PE91109	Preliminary evaluation	DASH REFLCTS IN WINDSHIELD	Visibility	1 Aug 1991	29 Nov 1991

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.

19890
19912
19923
19930
19945
19955
19962
19990

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 1992 Buick RoadmasterThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.

Cite this page

Recall Register. 1992 Buick Roadmaster: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/buick/roadmaster/1992/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through 30 Sep 2026.

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.

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 1992 Buick Roadmaster?: 500,860 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 Roadmaster have for all model years?: NHTSA lists 11 recall campaigns for the Buick Roadmaster, model years 1989 to 1999. 3 of them name the 1992 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 1992 Buick Roadmaster name most often?: Service Brakes, Hydraulic: 26 of 105 component mentions, or 247.6 per 1,000. For all 1992 vehicles the figure is 180.7 per 1,000.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1992 Buick Roadmaster open?: No. Each of the 2 investigations that name this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.