AI-generated from NHTSA recall & complaint counts
Pre-purchase inspection checklist — 1997 Buick Regal
NHTSA data on file today
The 1997 Buick Regal has 8 NHTSA recall campaigns and 136 owner complaints on file as of . Recall data is refreshed daily from NHTSA.
Recall campaigns on file
- NHTSA #15V701000 Engine Oil Dripping On Manifold may Cause Fire NHTSA notice
- NHTSA #09V116000 ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE NHTSA notice
- NHTSA #09E005000 STEERING KNUCKLE BREAKING/LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL NHTSA notice
- NHTSA #08V118000 UNDERHOOD FIRES NHTSA notice
- NHTSA #03V527000 GM/STEERING GEAR BEARINGS NHTSA notice
- NHTSA #99V348000 GM/WINDSHIELD WIPER NHTSA notice
- NHTSA #98V102000 GM/FMVSS 108 NHTSA notice
- NHTSA #97V223000 GM/BRAKE PIPE CONTACTS PS ASSEMBLY NHTSA notice
Most-cited components in owner complaints
- Steering 35 complaints
- Engine and Engine Cooling 30 complaints
- Electrical System 18 complaints
- Engine 11 complaints
- Visibility 11 complaints
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic 8 complaints
Of the 136 complaints on file, 3 report a crash and 19 a fire; across all 136 complaints, owners report 2 injuries (owner-reported, not verified by NHTSA).
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