2 NHTSA safety recalls cover the 2021 Buick Envision. Owners have filed 23 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 Envision. Check your Envision 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 23 complaints with NHTSA about the 2021 Buick Envision, reporting 2 crashes. Buick has issued at least 699 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 23 complaints with NHTSA about the 2021 Buick Envision. A few in their own words, shortened. Complaints are unverified and are not proof of a defect or of any recall.
“11/25/25 DRIVING AT A SLOW SPEED, THE TRANSMISION WAS IN DRIVE. THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED OUT OF DRIVE INTO NEUTRAL. THE CAR STOP. I PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE AND CONTINUED TO THE FINAL DESTINATION. 3 DAYS LATER IT HAPPENED AGAIN. TRANSMITION WENT FROM DRIVE TO 1 ST GEAR. I STOPPED THE CAR.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11702035
“The contact owns a 2021 Buick Envision. The contact stated while reversing at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle failed to stop as needed. The vehicle struck a dumpster before coming to a stop. There was no injury sustained. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, but no failure was found.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11495280
“The contact owns a 2021 Buick Envision. The contact stated that while his wife was driving at an undisclosed speed on the freeway, the vehicle unintendedly accelerated around a corner, with the floor mat stuck under the pedal.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11719389
“When I start at a low speed it's like it does not know which gear to go in. You push on the gas and it does not move much and then launches forward.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11708450
“Fuel pump and fuel control module failed. Car will not stay running. Currently at GM dealership. Confirmed and repair cost about $500. No warning lights.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11701652
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 Envision 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.