2 NHTSA safety recalls cover the 2019 Buick Encore. Owners have filed 86 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 2019 Buick Encore. Check your Encore 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 86 complaints with NHTSA about the 2019 Buick Encore, reporting 9 crashes, 2 fires, 10 injuries, 1 deaths. Buick has issued at least 669 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 86 complaints with NHTSA about the 2019 Buick Encore. A few in their own words, shortened. Complaints are unverified and are not proof of a defect or of any recall.
“Car erupted into flames while I was driving on expressway fire started in engine bay I have police report”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11765545
“The contact owns a 2019 Buick Encore. The contact stated that the flex pipe was cracked, causing the contact to become ill from the fumes. The contact stated that there was an abnormal odor occasionally coming from the engine. No warning light was illuminated.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11765102
“On XXX, at approximately 1:00 p.m., my 2019 Buick Encore unexpectedly caught fire while I was operating it in [XXX]. Prior to the fire, I experienced abnormal symptoms, including the vehicle failing to restart, a hissing sound, smoke coming from the engine compartment, and then visible flames.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11750846
“The contact owned a 2019 Buick Encore. The contact stated that while her daughter was driving at 35 MPH, another vehicle failed to yield at a left turn, driving northbound, and crashed into the contact's vehicle on the front driver's side. The air bags did not deploy upon impact.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11706615
“The airbags never deployed. I sustained a brain injury in the accident along with whiplash. I told the deputy on scene, that they did not deploy. My insurance looked at it. They totaled the car out. It is now sitting in a junk yard somewhere.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11685017
Search the official database: NHTSA. Excerpts are quoted from the public record, shortened at a sentence and with personal details removed.
Not every 2019 Buick Encore 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.