Buick Envision

Where it stands out against its peers

• Electrical system: more complaints than 90% of 2017 cars — 31% of its 81 complaints, where an ordinary 2017 car has 17%.
• Service brakes: more complaints than 94% of 2017 cars — 27% of its 81 complaints, where an ordinary 2017 car has 10%.
• Exterior lighting: more complaints than 90% of 2017 cars — 9% of its 81 complaints, where an ordinary 2017 car has 4%.

Same model year only, at least 30 peer cars, zeros included. Every car has a worst part; this shows which, and how far from ordinary it is. A high share means more to check, not a verdict.

Crash test

Crash-tested by NHTSA, the American road safety agency.

Specification

Recalls

Filed by the manufacturer with a regulator. A recall is repaired free of charge, whoever owns the car now.

77% of 2022 cars have more recall campaigns than this one, and an ordinary one has 3. More of them means more to check the service record for, not a worse car.

• 16V516000

  Incorrect weight information may cause an owner to overload the vehicle. Overloading may reduce vehicle control, increasing the risk of a crash.

  GM will notify owners, and dealers will install a corrected label as necessary, free of charge. The began on August 22, 2016. Owners may contact Buick customer service at 1-800-521-7300. GM's number for this recall is 56340.

• 16V922000

  If there is a loss of brake fluid, braking performance may be reduced or lost, increasing the risk of a crash.

  GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the master cylinder brake lines, free of charge. The recall began on January 18, 2016. Owners may contact Buick customer service at 1-800-521-7300. GM's number for this recall is 16169.

• 17V404000

  If the head restraint posts are not fully engaging in the seat back, the head restraint may loosen or dislodge, increasing the risk of injury in a crash.

  GM will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the head restraints and tablet holders for the correct installation, reinstalling them as necessary, free of charge. The recall began July 27, 2017. Owners may contact Buick customer service at 1-800-521-7300. GM's number for this recall is 17239/17258.

• 17V412000

  If the service parts do not have energy-absorbing foam blocks, there may be an increased risk of occupant injury in the event of a crash.

  GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the headliner assembly, free of charge. The recall began on July 28, 2017. Owners may contact Buick customer service at 1-800-521-7300. GM's number for this recall is 17275.

• 18V358000

  A damaged fuel line can create a fuel leak, increasing the risk of a fire.

  GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the high pressure fuel pump, and high pressure fuel pipe, free of charge. The recall began July 2, 2018. Owners may contact Buick customer service at 1-800-521-7300, Cadillac customer service at 1-800-458-8006, Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020, or GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is 18188.

• 21V421000

  The air bag malfunction indicator light may fail to warn the driver of a problem with the air bag, increasing the risk of injury.

  The communications gateway module software will be updated by a dealer, or through an over-the-air (OTA) update, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on July 1, 2021. Owners may contact Buick customer service at 1-800-521-7300, Cadillac customer service at 1-800-458-8006, Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020, or GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is N212338110.

• 22V903000

  DRLs that do not deactivate as intended may result in a glare, reducing visibility, and increasing the risk of a crash.

  The body control module software will be updated by a dealer, or through an over-the-air (OTA) update, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed January 23, 2023. Owners may contact GMC customer service at 1-888-988-7267, Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020, or Cadillac customer service at 1-800-458-8006. GM's number for this recall is N222386380. This recall expands previous recall number 22V-827.

Regulator investigations

Opened by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation is a question the regulator asked about a possible defect, not a fault it found — most end without a recall.

• Electronic Brake Module Component Failure

  Engineering analysis, opened August 2026, still open.

What the maker told its dealers

Service bulletins are the manufacturer's own repair guidance to dealers, filed with NHTSA. A bulletin is not a defect finding; the count rises with how many things a maker writes down, not only with how many go wrong.

Buick filed 87 bulletins about the 2026 Envision.

• Electrical system: 4
• Engine: 2
• Forward collision avoidance: 1
• Fuel/propulsion system: 1
• Wheels: 1
• Other: 78

• This preliminary information is to inform technicians that GM is placing the B174W Front View Camera Module (ACP2) on part restriction due to elevated replacement rates and ongoing engineering… · August 2026
• This Preliminary information communicates to dealer to perform a MEC reset for wireless projection issues · August 2026
• This preliminary information is to inform technicians that GM is placing the B174W Front View Camera Module (ACP2) on part restriction due to elevated replacement rates and ongoing engineering… · August 2026
• This PI states that if SDGM DTC P0604/P0607 is set and no other SDGM DTCs are present, clear DTCs and reset the SDGM. Advises of how to contact PQC to authorize SDGM replacement. · August 2026
• This Preliminary information communicates an issue with the SES MIL and DTC P062B and engineering is currently investigating. · August 2026
• PI to help diagnose A/C concern · July 2026
• This Preliminary information communicates an issue with an OTA pending message still displayed after an OTA event and how to reset/clear the message. · July 2026
• • Improvements to system responsiveness • Improvements to camera image clarity • Fixes to prevent blank screens and audio drop-outs • Improvements to vehicle software update installation · June 2026

79 more.

Grouped by NHTSA's top-level system; a bulletin filed under a sub-heading counts toward its system.