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Buick Regal · 2013

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

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  • Severity pendingNHTSA·26V113000·2026-02-26

    GM Recalls 2012-2013 Buick Regal for Rear Suspension Defect

    General Motors is recalling 2012-2013 Buick Regal vehicles in 23 states due to improper corrosion protection on rear suspension toe links, which may fracture and cause loss of control.

    Product
    BUICK — BUICK REGAL
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·21V00F000·2021-12-22

    GM Recalls Buick and Chevrolet Vehicles for Rear Suspension Defect

    General Motors is recalling specific Buick and Chevrolet vehicles because rear suspension parts may corrode and fracture, increasing crash risk.

    Product
    BUICK — BUICK, CHEVROLET LACROSSE, REGAL, MALIBU
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·21V633000·2021-08-12

    GM Recalls 2013 Buick and Chevrolet Vehicles for Rear Suspension Defect

    General Motors is recalling 2013 Buick Regal, Lacrosse, and Chevrolet Malibu vehicles because excessive corrosion protection on rear toe links may cause them to fracture, increasing crash risk.

    Product
    CHEVROLET — CHEVROLET, BUICK MALIBU, LACROSSE, REGAL
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·20V764000·2020-12-21

    GM Recalls 2010-2013 Buick and Chevrolet Models for Rear Suspension Defect

    General Motors is recalling specific Buick and Chevrolet vehicles because excessive corrosion protection on rear toe links may cause them to fracture, increasing crash risk.

    Product
    BUICK — BUICK, CHEVROLET LACROSSE, REGAL, MALIBU
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·13V173000·2013-05-06

    GM Recalls 2012-2013 Buick and Chevrolet Models for Electrical Fire Risk

    General Motors is recalling 42,904 Buick and Chevrolet vehicles because a faulty module may cause battery loss, stalling, or a trunk fire.

    Product
    BUICK — BUICK, CHEVROLET LACROSSE, REGAL, MALIBU ECO
    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.

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

  • 2011 · engine 63 complaints, median 70,703 mi
  • 2011 · powertrain 35 complaints, median 64,000 mi

Technical service bulletins

910 manufacturer service bulletins across 10 model years. A TSB is repair guidance to dealers, not a safety recall.

Third-party reliability score

  • 2020: 4.5/5 · 2 complaints
  • 2019: 4.0/5 · 18 complaints · most complained-of: electrical
  • 2018: 4.0/5 · 19 complaints · most complained-of: brakes
  • 2017: 4.3/5 · 20 complaints · most complained-of: brakes
  • 2016: 4.0/5 · 41 complaints · most complained-of: steering

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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