Buick Enclave Recalls

The Buick Enclave has 27 recalls spanning 2008 through 2026, with the most serious being a driver's airbag inflator defect on 2008–2017 models where the inflator can explode during deployment, sending metal fragments into the cabin and potentially killing or seriously injuring occupants.

The airbag inflator issue is the dominant safety concern across the first generation and into the second. The 2014–2017 model years are covered by the broadest filing, while 2012 and 2014 have separate coverage for specific inflator lot numbers from the same underlying defect. On 2021–2022 models, an incompatible electrical terminal in the roof rail airbag harness connector can prevent those airbags from deploying in a crash. The 2021 model year has an additional concern: certain vehicles that received dealer service may have been loaded with incorrect airbag calibration software, which can affect how the frontal airbags deploy. On 2020 models, the roof rail airbag inflator diffuser can separate during deployment, reducing side curtain protection. Going back to 2010–2017 models, side curtain airbags may not be properly secured to the vehicle, again leaving them unable to perform in a crash. The 2008–2013 model years have a wiring harness resistance issue that can prevent side impact airbags and seatbelt pretensioners from firing together in a crash.

On the tire and drivetrain side, 2020 models have two separate recalls for Continental tires that were overcured during manufacturing, which can cause a sudden sidewall break or tread separation. That same year, a blocked fuel pump jet nozzle can starve the engine of fuel and cause a stall without warning, and a cracked right-hand frame rail in the engine compartment can reduce crash protection in a frontal impact. The 2019–2020 model years have a transmission start-stop accumulator with potentially missing endcap bolts, which can lead to a transmission oil leak and eventual loss of drive power. The 2015 model year has a separate tire concern involving Goodyear Fortera HL tires that can develop tread cracking and lose pressure.

Seatbelt issues appear across several older model years. On 2009–2014 vehicles, a steel cable inside the seatbelt assembly can fatigue and separate, leaving the belt unable to restrain an occupant in a crash. The 2009–2010 model years have a second-row seat trim shield that can block the seatbelt buckle from rotating upright after the seat back is folded and returned, preventing a proper buckle engagement. The 2014 model year has an electrical short risk from a contaminated chassis electronic module that can cause an unexpected stall.

The 2016 model year has two narrow-window production issues: a wiper motor that can overheat and start a fire, and a third-row left seat frame with misplaced welds that may not hold an occupant properly in a crash. The 2008–2012 model years have a liftgate that can fall unexpectedly while open and strike someone standing nearby. The 2011 model year has a wiper arm nut that can loosen when snow or ice restricts wiper movement, disabling that wiper. The 2026 model year has a compliance recall for a missing owner's manual.