1996 Buick Roadmaster: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 1996 Buick Roadmaster. The newest campaign is 96V245000. NHTSA received the report on 10 Dec 1996. The NHTSA record gives the component Wheels / Lugs/Nuts/Bolts/Studs. NHTSA has 52 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, 96V245000, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will tighten the vehicle's wheel lug nuts to the proper specification.
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.
NHTSA publishes these words. Source: NHTSA Datasets and APIs, section Complaints, read on . Complaint file through . Recall file through .
Since the last update
No tracked figure of this page changed in a data update. What the log tracks
Recall campaigns
2 campaigns, newest first. 30,528 units in total.
96V245000Received . 21,582 units.
Wheels / Lugs/Nuts/Bolts/Studs
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
The wheel lug nuts were not tightened to the proper specification during assembly.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
This condition could result in a fracture of the wheel studs causing the wheel to separate from the vehicle.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will tighten the vehicle's wheel lug nuts to the proper specification.
Report filed by GENERAL MOTORS CORP..
95V215000Received . 8,946 units.
Air Bags
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
These vehicles were shipped with both the supplemental inflatable restraint caution label and a roof rack caution label installed on the same side of the sun visor. This does not meet the requirements of FMVSS no.208, "occupant crash protection."
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
Consequence of non-compliance: operators could fail to notice and heed the warning labels.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
A new roof rack caution label, with installation instructions, will be sent directly to owners. Owners will install the label or have their dealer install the label for them.
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
52 complaints, 62 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.
- 1996 Buick Roadmaster
- All 1996 vehicles
| Component | 1996 Roadmaster | All 1996 vehicles | Roadmaster, all years | Mentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steering | 129 | 48.9 | 48.7 | 8 |
| Suspension | 96.8 | 55 | 84.1 | 6 |
| Engine and Engine Cooling | 96.8 | 140.9 | 88.5 | 6 |
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic | 80.6 | 120.9 | 137.2 | 5 |
| Electrical System | 80.6 | 84 | 97.3 | 5 |
| Visibility | 64.5 | 59 | 61.9 | 4 |
| Vehicle Speed Control | 64.5 | 42 | 59.7 | 4 |
| Tires | 64.5 | 37.2 | 31 | 4 |
| Fuel System, Gasoline | 64.5 | 51.5 | 33.2 | 4 |
| Structure | 48.4 | 39.5 | 57.5 | 3 |
The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 19.
- Complaints that report a crash
- 3
- Complaints that report a fire
- 1
- Injuries in the complaints
- 3
- Deaths in the complaints
- 0
- Date of the newest complaint
- 2 Aug 2021
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
| Number | Type | Subject | Component | Opened | Closed | Campaign |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EA96007 | Engineering analysis | REAR WHEEL SEPARATION | Suspension | 31 May 1996 | 24 Dec 1996 |
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
- 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 1996 Buick RoadmasterThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 1996 Buick Roadmaster: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/buick/roadmaster/1996/. 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 1996 Buick Roadmaster?
- 30,528 units in 2 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. 2 of them name the 1996 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 1996 Buick Roadmaster name most often?
- Steering: 8 of 62 component mentions, or 129 per 1,000. For all 1996 vehicles the figure is 48.9 per 1,000.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1996 Buick Roadmaster open?
- No. The 1 investigation that names this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.