1 NHTSA safety recall covers the 2026 Buick Encore. Owners have filed 4 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 2026 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 4 complaints with NHTSA about the 2026 Buick Encore, reporting 1 crashes. Buick has issued at least 100 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 4 complaints with NHTSA about the 2026 Buick Encore. A few in their own words, shortened. Complaints are unverified and are not proof of a defect or of any recall.
“The contact rented a 2026 Buick Encore GX. The contact stated that while making left or right turns on several occasions, the vehicle accelerated and jerked.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11759522
“When the vehicle is at a stop, with the car in drive, the vehicle will shut off. The vehicle needs to be put back into Park and restarted. It then sometimes shuts off again and I have to repeat the sequence. This happens when it is in idle load reduction.... For gas saving.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11757793
“When the vehicle engages auto-off at a stoplight, the engine stalls when trying to reengage. The engine also struggles to engage from a manual start, sometimes needing to try starting the engine three or four times before it will turn on.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11754126
“The vehicle is equipment with a Stop/start when brake is applied and vehicle is at a stop, the engine turns off. Randomly the engine does not restart when brake is released and accelerator is pressed, vehicle is required to be put in park and restarted .”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11751991
Search the official database: NHTSA. Excerpts are quoted from the public record, shortened at a sentence and with personal details removed.
Not every 2026 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.