Buick Verano Recalls

The Buick Verano has 17 recalls covering the 2012–2017 production run, with the most serious being a driver-side airbag inflator on 2013 models that can explode during deployment and send metal fragments into the driver or other occupants, with a risk of serious injury or death.

The 2014 model year carries two distinct airbag inflator concerns. The roof-rail side curtain airbag inflators can rupture at a weld joint, partially inflating the airbag and sending metal fragments into or out of the cabin. Separately, those same side curtain inflators can rupture and cause the airbag to deploy without any crash, creating an unexpected hazard for occupants. Prior repair attempts under earlier campaigns did not fully resolve the side curtain issue for all affected vehicles, leading to multiple rounds of repairs on 2014 models.

The 2016 model year, specifically vehicles built between February and May of that year with the 2.0-liter turbocharged engine, has a fuel line that can contact the engine surface, wear through over time, and leak fuel with a risk of fire.

On the powertrain and electrical side, 2016–2017 models have an electronic park lock lever that can allow the ignition key to be removed while the transmission is not in Park, which can let the vehicle roll away as occupants are getting out.

Going back to the 2012 model year, the driver's airbag may fail to deploy at all during a crash, leaving the driver without frontal protection when it is needed most.

The 2013 model year has two lower-severity issues: rear seat head restraints that can drop to a lower position under load, and an intermittent electrical ground fault that can keep the engine running briefly after the ignition is switched off.