Buick Estate Wagon Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 6 safety recalls and 0 owner complaints across 6 model years of the Buick Estate Wagon (1971–1979).

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All Buick Estate Wagon recalls (6)

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

1. Latch (latches/locks/linkages)

   NHTSA 79V161000 Reported July 2, 1979 476,245 vehicles potentially affected GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

   A child could open the rear side compartment door and enter this compartment. The child could become entrapped if the door were to close, as it cannot be unlatched from the inside.

   Remedy: Dealer will replace the original compartment door latch, which can be latched without a key, with a new assembly that requires a key to latch as well as lock the door.

   Model years: 1977, 1978, 1979

2. Fan (engine and engine cooling)

   NHTSA 78V139000 Reported June 13, 1978 333,619 vehicles potentially affected GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

   The hub portion of the fan blade assembly could crack due to high stress levels generated during engine operating conditions. Eventually, the blade could break apart at the hub and blade pieces could be propelled into the engine. If the hood is open while the engine is running, the fragments would be free to fly from the vehicle.

   Remedy: Dealer will replace the fan blade assembly without charge to owner.

   Model years: 1978

3. Switch (exterior lighting)

   NHTSA 76V175000 Reported November 3, 1976 66,632 vehicles potentially affected GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

   Model years: 1977

4. Wheels

   NHTSA 75V142000 Reported July 28, 1975 687 vehicles potentially affected GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

   Model years: 1975

5. Underbody shields (structure)

   NHTSA 73V013000 Reported January 24, 1973 3,707,064 vehicles potentially affected GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

   The possibility exists that driving on unpaved road surfaces, particularly roads which are heavily graveled and which are extremely wavy or filled with chuckholes, at speeds which cause the car to pitch excessively, the front crossmember may scoop up loose stones or gravel and could be thrown into the engine compartment. It is possible…

   Remedy: Inspect and install shield on affected vehicles.

   Model years: 1971, 1972

6. Anchorage (seat belts)

   NHTSA 71V182000 Reported October 13, 1971 475 vehicles potentially affected GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

   Model years: 1972

Other Buick models

• Lesabre3,728 complaints
• Regal3,264 complaints
• Enclave2,501 complaints
• Lacrosse2,122 complaints
• Century1,817 complaints
• Park Avenue1,368 complaints
• Rendezvous1,241 complaints
• Lucerne943 complaints

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.