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Buick Roadmaster

Every Buick Roadmaster model year on file, 1989 to 1999. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years33160 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years101989 to 1999
Recall campaigns12Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins98Summed across model years
By model year

The 1992 model year drew the most complaints, 87, 26% of the model's total

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

0255075100198919901991199287199319941995199619971999
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 Roadmaster complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Brakes
58
Electrical system
40
Engine and cooling
37
Suspension
34
Airbags
28
Speed control
27
Visibility and wipers
26
Powertrain
24
Structure
23
Seat belts
22
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Buick Roadmaster 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 Roadmaster by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
1999Not decoded10.0100008
1997Not decoded0NoneNone004
1996Wagon527.72602133
1995Sedan5014.02705126
1994Sedan8518.85315012
1993Sedan4626.1192105
1992Sedan8721.8483425
1991Wagon922.2180314
1990Not decoded0NoneNone011
1989Not decoded10.0100000
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Buick Roadmaster

  • 07E-088 Oct 24, 2007
    Certain honeywell fram racing brand hp4 and hp8 oil filters that were manufactured from may 25, 2006, through september 14, 2007, and sold for use…
    Equipment · 122k vehicles
  • 97V-217 Nov 24, 1997
    Vehicle description: passenger vehicles
    Brakes · 57k vehicles
  • 96V-245 Dec 10, 1996
    Wheel lug nuts were not tightened to the proper specification during assembly
    Wheels · 22k vehicles
  • 96V-019 Jan 30, 1996
    Defective lower control arm ball joint attachment nuts were not properly torqued and can loosen
    Suspension · 308 vehicles
  • 95V-221 Nov 16, 1995
    These vehicles were produced with an improperly adjusted transmission shift control linkage
    Powertrain · 83k vehicles
  • 95V-215 Nov 3, 1995
    These vehicles were shipped with both the supplemental inflatable restraint caution label and a roof rack caution label installed on the same side…
    Airbags · 8,946 vehicles
  • 95V-082 Apr 24, 1995
    These vehicles fail to conform to fmvss no. 124, "accelerator control systems." at low temperatures, excessive friction can occur in the…
    Speed control · 87k vehicles
  • 94V-210 Oct 25, 1994
    Fuel tank attachment strap fasteners were not properly tightened
    Fuel system · 131k vehicles
  • 94V-076 Apr 16, 1994
    Paint on the wheel mounting surfaces can act as a shim between the wheel and the rotor/drum
    Wheels · 139 vehicles
  • 94V-049 Mar 21, 1994
    Engine oil cooler inlet hose may have been installed too close to the steering gear causing chafing
    Engine and cooling · 8,475 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.