Buick Riviera
Registered from 1996 to 1999.
About this model
The Buick Riviera is a personal luxury car that was marketed by Buick from 1963 to 1999, with the exception of the 1994 model year.
From the Wikipedia article Buick Riviera, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Specification
| Year | Measured |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 12.4 L/100km (EPA) · 14.7 L/100km city · 9.4 motorway |
| 1998 | 1690 kg · 2880 mm wheelbase · 12.4 L/100km (EPA) · 14.7 L/100km city · 9.4 motorway · Coupe, 2-door |
| 1997 | 1688 kg · 2880 mm wheelbase · 12.4 L/100km (EPA) · 14.7 L/100km city · 9.8 motorway · Coupe, 2-door |
| 1996 | 1688 kg · 2880 mm wheelbase · 12.4 L/100km (EPA) · 14.7 L/100km city · 9.4 motorway · Coupe, 2-door |
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.
Engine compartment fire
Engineering analysis, opened June 2007, closed May 2008.
Engine compartment fires
Engineering analysis, opened October 2002, closed March 2004.
Rear seat belt retractor
Preliminary evaluation, opened September 1999, closed February 2000.
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 48 bulletins about the 1999 Riviera.
- Engine and engine cooling: 9
- Power train: 9
- Electrical system: 6
- Equipment: 6
- Suspension: 5
- Structure: 3
- Equipment adaptive/mobility: 2
- Fuel system, gasoline: 1
- Seats: 1
- Service brakes, hydraulic: 1
- Other: 5
- Vehicle Recalls · January 2024
- Expanded Availability for Remanufacture and Return (R&R) Electronic Control Modules · December 2023
- This warranty administration bulletin provides information regarding the field action courtesy transportation policy. · March 2023
- This Preliminary Information communicates to the dealer the process for downloading or updating operating software for the Tire Pressure Monitor, Active Fuel Injector tester, multi media tester, PICO… · February 2022
- Underbody Component Corrosion The following information may be helpful when addressing underbody component corrosion with customers. Some customers may comment that one or more of their vehicle's… · April 2021
- Underbody Component Corrosion The following information may be helpful when addressing underbody component corrosion with customers. Some customers may comment that one or more of their vehicle's… · April 2021
- Refinishing Aluminum Wheels This bulletin updates General Motor's position on refinishing aluminum wheels. GM does not endorse any repairs that involve welding, bending, straightening o re-machining.… · April 2021
- Refinishing Aluminum Wheels This bulletin updates General Motor's position on refinishing aluminum wheels. GM does not endorse any repairs that involve welding, bending, straightening o re-machining.… · April 2021
40 more.
Grouped by NHTSA's top-level system; a bulletin filed under a sub-heading counts toward its system.