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Buick Reatta

Every Buick Reatta model year on file, 1988 to 1993. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years526 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years51988 to 1993
Recall campaigns6Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins6Summed across model years
By model year

The 1990 model year drew the most complaints, 29, 56% of the model's total

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, all years filed, by model year.

01020301988198919902919911993
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Brakes leads the Buick Reatta complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Brakes
43
Structure
3
Visibility and wipers
2
Tires
1
Engine and cooling
1
Airbags
1
Lighting
1
Seat belts
1
Electrical system
1
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Buick Reatta model year

Peer index compares complaints with the median vehicle of the same model year and body class (100 is the median). It corrects for age, not for how many were sold.

Buick Reatta by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
1993Not decoded10.0100001
1991Convertible20.033004
1990Coupe2910.3207401
1989Coupe1010.077210
1988Coupe1020.0200100
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Buick Reatta

  • 06E-043 May 19, 2006
    Certain replacement fuel filters, fram brand name p/n g3727, with date codes x52911 through x60801 sequentially or x600141 and a mexico country or…
    Fuel system · 88k vehicles
  • 91V-158 Sep 13, 1991
    Brake indicator light may not light when ignition is in the "on" position, the parking brake is applied, and the shift selector is in the park or…
    Brakes · 19k vehicles
  • 90E-043-004 Oct 30, 1990
    Threaded inflator components may have been damaged during assembly which may allow components to separate when inflator receives a signal to…
    Airbags · 39 vehicles
  • 90V-164 Sep 6, 1990
    Transaxle shift control cable may disengage from the from the floor shift control with loss of gear indicator reference and shift selector operation
    Powertrain · 64k vehicles
  • 90V-031 Feb 12, 1990
    Forward sensor for the air bag may have been incorrectly constructed with part of the wiring harness to the sensor reversed
    Airbags · 857 vehicles
  • 89V-056 Apr 5, 1989
    Left front brake pipe may contact the cruise control servo bracket
    Brakes · 11k vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.