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Buick Lacrosse

Every Buick Lacrosse model year on file, 2015 to 2020. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years14613 involved a crash, fire, injury or death

Model years62015 to 2020

Recall campaigns8Distinct campaigns listing it

Service bulletins6,025Summed across model years

By model year

The 2016 model year drew the most complaints, 48, 33% of the model's total

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, all years filed, by model year.

Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.

Components

Electrical system leads the Buick Lacrosse complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Electrical system

Steering

Powertrain

Engine and cooling

Airbags

Speed control

Fuel system

Brakes

Lighting

Seat belts

Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.

Model years

The record for each Buick Lacrosse model year

Peer index compares complaints with the median vehicle of the same model year and body class (100 is the median). It corrects for age, not for how many were sold.

Buick Lacrosse by model year
Year	Body	Complaints	Severity index	Peer index	Recalls	Bulletins
2020	Not decoded	0	None	None	0	317
2019	Sedan	6	0.0	44	2	696
2018	Sedan	12	0.0	100	3	992
2017	Sedan	36	0.0	212	2	1,203
2016	Sedan	48	16.7	343	2	1,241
2015	Sedan	44	11.4	275	3	1,576

Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.

Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Buick Lacrosse

20V-668 Oct 29, 2020
Start/stop accumulator endcap may have missing bolts
Powertrain · 194k vehicles
18V-576 Aug 30, 2018
Rear brake caliper pistons may have an insufficient coating causing gas pockets to form, potentially reducing rear brake performance
Brakes · 211k vehicles
18V-358 May 31, 2018
High pressure fuel pump may detach from its mounting flange, possibly resulting in the pump damaging the high pressure fuel line
Fuel system · 895 vehicles
17V-437 Jul 10, 2017
While being previously remedied for recall 16V-651, the affected vehicles may not have received the complete software update necessary to remedy…
Airbags · 41k vehicles
17V-267 Apr 21, 2017
Rear suspension toe-links may have been incorrectly installed, and, as a result, they may loosen and disconnect from the rear suspension system
Suspension · 11k vehicles
17V-116 Feb 23, 2017
Electrical connectors for the Electronic Power Steering (EPS) system may not be properly sealed
Steering · 2,085 vehicles
16V-651 Sep 8, 2016
In the affected vehicles, certain driving conditions may cause the air bag sensing and diagnostic module (SDM) software to activate a diagnostic test
Airbags · 3.64M vehicles
15V-666 Oct 16, 2015
Affected vehicles have front seat-mounted side impact air bags whose inflator may rupture upon its deployment
Airbags · 395 vehicles

Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.