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Buick 2020-10-29 Vehicles serious NHTSA
Vehicles · NHTSA · Recall #NHTSA-20V668000

2020 Buick Encore Recall

Issued October 29, 2020 · Buick

In October 2020, Buick recalled the 2020 Buick Encore, a serious vehicles recall reported by the NHTSA.

Compiled by Maya Ellison, RecallCheckr

What this means for you

General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2018-2019 Chevrolet Cruze and Buick LaCrosse, 2018-2020 Chevrolet Equinox, Chevrolet Traverse and GMC Terrain, 2018 Chevrolet Malibu, 2019-2020 Buick Encore, Buick Enclave, Cadillac XT4, Chevrolet Blazer and GMC Acadia, and 2020 Cadillac XT6 vehicles. The start/stop accumulator endcap may have missing bolts.

What you should do

  1. 1 Keep using 2020 Buick Encore only as advised. See the remedy below.
  2. 2 Set it aside where it won't be used by mistake.
  3. 3 Contact Buick to arrange your repair. See the official notice below for contact details.
  4. 4 Keep the product until your remedy is fully processed. You may need it.
Official remedy (Repair): GM will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the start-stop transmission accumulator and replace it if any bolts are missing, free of charge. The recall began December 15, 2020. Owners may contact GMC customer service at 1-888-988-7267, Buick Customer service at 1-866-608-8080, Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020 or Cadillac customer service at 1-800-458-8006. GM's number for this recall is N202313440.

Recall details

Brand
Buick
Category
Vehicles
Recall date
October 29, 2020
Units affected
Not reported
Sold at
Not listed
Recall number
NHTSA-20V668000
Made in
Not listed
Issuing agency
NHTSA

In context

  • Buick has 11 recalls in our database, including 2 rated Critical.
  • We're tracking 1,755 Vehicles recalls in our database.
  • This is the 158th Vehicles recall we've logged in 2020.
Read the official NHTSA notice

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