2 NHTSA safety recalls cover the 2021 Buick Enclave. Owners have filed 26 complaints with NHTSA about this model year. Every recall repair is free at any Buick dealer.
Is yours affected? Recalls cover ranges of VINs, not every 2021 Buick Enclave. Check your Enclave by VIN and confirm open recalls at NHTSA.gov.
Each campaign as NHTSA published it: what is wrong, what can happen, and the fix. Newest first.
Owners filed 26 complaints with NHTSA about the 2021 Buick Enclave. Buick has issued at least 658 technical service bulletins (repair instructions to dealers) for this model year. Complaints are unverified owner reports; a recall is the manufacturer’s admission of a safety defect.
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Owners have filed 26 complaints with NHTSA about the 2021 Buick Enclave. A few in their own words, shortened. Complaints are unverified and are not proof of a defect or of any recall.
“The contact owns a 2021 Buick Enclave. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed with the contact and her daughter inside the vehicle, her daughter's seat belt became extremely tight.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11753269
“The muffler and tail pipe has fallen off 6 times and ive had to get repaired. I believe it is due to the bad torque converter that others have complained about and goggle says that is a likely failure on the buick.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11744657
“The liftgate of my vehicle began opening on it's own at no apparent interval, but now occurs frequently while waiting for a repair part to come in.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11744102
“Passenger side seatbelt latch gets stuck so when trying to buckle it doesn't go in, you have to try multiple times. Get a notification on dashboard every once in a while saying seatbelt or airbag issue contact dealer. Warning light (air bag and seatbelt system) lights up.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11743361
“About six months ago the tailgate foot sensor failed and has not worked. Since then, the tailgate began randomly opening on its own, mostly when the car is parked and shut off, but as of today(4-28-2026) it started occurring while I'm driving.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11734364
Search the official database: NHTSA. Excerpts are quoted from the public record, shortened at a sentence and with personal details removed.
Not every 2021 Buick Enclave is in every recall. Enter your 17-character VIN to see the recalls on record for your exact vehicle, then confirm which are still open at NHTSA.gov or with any Buick dealer.