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Buick Enclave · 2016

4 recalls affect this vehicle. Sorted by severity, then date.

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  • Severity pendingNHTSA·23V334000·2023-05-10

    GM Recalls 2014-2017 SUVs for Driver Air Bag Inflator Defect

    General Motors is recalling 2014-2017 Buick Enclave, Chevrolet Traverse, and GMC Acadia vehicles because the driver's air bag inflator may explode during deployment.

    Product
    BUICK — BUICK, CHEVROLET, GMC ENCLAVE, TRAVERSE, ACADIA
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·21V782000·2021-10-07

    GM Recalls Buick Enclave and Chevrolet Traverse for Air Bag Defect

    General Motors is recalling 2008-2017 Buick Enclave and 2013-2017 Chevrolet Traverse vehicles because the driver's air bag inflator may explode during deployment.

    Product
    BUICK — BUICK, CHEVROLET ENCLAVE, TRAVERSE
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·15V609000·2015-09-29

    GM Recalls 2016 Acadia, Traverse, Enclave for Wiper Motor Fire Risk

    General Motors is recalling 2016 Chevrolet Traverse, GMC Acadia, and Buick Enclave vehicles because the windshield wiper motor may overheat, increasing the risk of a fire.

    Product
    GMC — GMC, CHEVROLET, BUICK ACADIA, TRAVERSE, ENCLAVE
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·15V833000·2015-12-11

    GM Recalls 2016 Acadia, Traverse, Enclave for Seat Frame Weld Defect

    General Motors is recalling 2,633 model year 2016 Chevrolet Traverse, GMC Acadia, and Buick Enclave vehicles because the third-row left lower seat frame may have welds in incorrect locations.

    Product
    GMC — GMC, CHEVROLET, BUICK ACADIA, TRAVERSE, ENCLAVE
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide

NHTSA crash-test safety rating

Federal 5-Star Safety Rating from crash testing. This is a separate government program from the recall(s) above — a high star rating says nothing about whether a specific recall has been fixed, and a recall says nothing about crash-test performance.

  • 20165/5

    2 trims tested for 2016; overall ratings can differ by trim.

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Source: NHTSA New Car Assessment Program (NCAP), a federal crash-test program — not a recall record.

Wider context for this vehicle

Beyond the official recalls above. These are third-party figures derived from NHTSA complaint data — useful signal, but not part of our verified recall record.

Federal investigations

  • AQ14001 Audit Query · electrical system
  • RQ13003 Recall Query · electrical system:propulsion system:traction battery

Complaint clusters with no matching recall

  • 2010 · steering 126 complaints, median 68,000 mi
  • 2008 · powertrain 119 complaints, median 88,500 mi
  • 2009 · steering 108 complaints, median 70,000 mi
    Includes 1 alleging a fire. Unverified owner allegations from complaint filings — not confirmed by any agency.
  • 2008 · steering 99 complaints, median 74,000 mi
  • 2010 · engine 51 complaints, median 91,000 mi
    Includes 1 alleging a fire. Unverified owner allegations from complaint filings — not confirmed by any agency.

Technical service bulletins

1,551 manufacturer service bulletins across 19 model years. A TSB is repair guidance to dealers, not a safety recall.

Third-party reliability score

  • 2026: 4.9/5
  • 2025: 4.1/5 · 36 complaints · most complained-of: brakes
  • 2024: 4.5/5 · 7 complaints
  • 2023: 4.3/5 · 19 complaints · most complained-of: lighting
  • 2022: 4.3/5 · 13 complaints · most complained-of: brakes

This is ProblemsByVin’s own published heuristic (1 worst – 5 best), not an official rating and unrelated to our severity scale.

Data on this panel comes from ProblemsByVin, derived from US NHTSA owner complaints and recalls, and licensed CC BY 4.0. It is not published by a federal agency and is not part of our verified recall record.

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