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Buick Encore GX Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 4 safety recalls and 234 owner complaints across 7 model years of the Buick Encore GX (2020–2026). The most-complained-about year is 2020.

4
safety recalls, all years
234
owner complaints, all years
2020
year with most recalls
2020
year with most complaints

Pick your Buick Encore GX model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
2026 Buick Encore GX14
2025 Buick Encore GX115
2024 Buick Encore GX232
2023 Buick Encore GX028
2022 Buick Encore GX132
2021 Buick Encore GX253
2020 Buick Encore GX270

What Buick Encore GX owners complain about

Across all model years, owners have filed 234 complaints with NHTSA. The 2020 model year has the most, with 70.

All Buick Encore GX recalls (4)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Buick Encore GX, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

  1. Camera (back over prevention)

    NHTSA 26V539000 Reported 306,511 vehicles potentially affected General Motors, LLC

    General Motors, LLC is recalling certain 2024-2025 Buick Envista, 2024-2026 Buick Encore GX, Chevrolet Trailblazer, and 2025 Chevrolet Trax vehicles. The rearview camera screen may display a distorted or blank image.

    Remedy: Dealers will inspect and replace the rearview camera, if necessary, free of charge. Letters informing owners of the safety risk were mailed September 17, 2026. Another letter will be mailed once the parts are…

    Model years: 2024, 2025, 2026

  2. Instrument cluster/panel (electrical system)

    NHTSA 23V744000 Reported 60,154 vehicles potentially affected General Motors, LLC

    General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2024 Buick Encore GX, Envista, and Chevrolet Trax vehicles. The software in the Virtual Cockpit Unit Module (VCU) may cause the instrument panel display to intermittently go blank at vehicle startup or while driving.

    Remedy: The VCU software will be updated by a dealer or through an over-the-air (OTA) update, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed December 4, 2023. Owners may contact Buick customer service at 1-800-521-7300…

    Model years: 2024

  3. Stand (equipment)

    NHTSA 21V440000 Reported 135,400 vehicles potentially affected General Motors, LLC

    General Motors, LLC. (GM) is recalling certain 2020-2022 Buick Encore GX and 2021-2022 Chevrolet Trailblazer vehicles. The emergency jack, if not positioned as directed in the vehicle owner's manual, can fracture while in use.

    Remedy: Dealers will replace the jack, free of charge. Interim owner notification letters informing owner of the safety risk are expected to be mailed July 26, 2021. A second notice will be mailed once remedy parts become…

    Model years: 2020, 2021, 2022

  4. Service brakes

    NHTSA 20V588000 Reported 3,677 vehicles potentially affected General Motors LLC

    General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2020 Chevrolet Corvette and Cadillac CT4, CT5 and XT4, 2021 Chevrolet Trailblazer, and 2020-2021 Buick Encore GX vehicles. Sensor connection contamination in the electronic brake boost system may cause an interruption of communication between the sensor and the brake boost system.

    Remedy: GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the electronic brake boost module, free of charge. The recall began December 9, 2020. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-630-2438, Cadillac customer…

    Model years: 2020, 2021

Other Buick models

Source: NHTSA recall and complaint databases and EPA fuel economy data, October 2026. Complaint counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. Recall counts are safety campaigns that list this model year; whether a particular car was already repaired depends on its VIN. How this data is compiled.