The 2016 Buick Enclave has 4 NHTSA recall campaigns affecting an estimated 1,027,568 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 152 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the air bags. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Recall campaigns
AIR BAGS23V3340002023-05-10995,085 affected
Defect
General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2014-2017 Buick Enclave, Chevrolet Traverse, and GMC Acadia vehicles. The driver's air bag inflator may explode during deployment, due to a manufacturing defect.
Consequence
An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants, resulting in serious injury or death.
Remedy
Dealers will replace the driver's air bag module, free of charge. GM began mailing final owner letters February 23, 2024 and will continue mailing through December 2025. Owners may contact Buick customer service at 1-800-521-7300, Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020, or GMC customer service at…
AIR BAGS21V7820002021-10-07555 affected
Defect
General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2008-2017 Buick Enclave and 2013-2017 Chevrolet Traverse vehicles. The driver's air bag inflator may explode during deployment, due to a manufacturing defect.
Consequence
An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants, resulting in serious injury or death.
Remedy
Dealers will replace the driver's air bag module, free of charge. Interim owner notification letters were mailed on November 3, 2021. Owner notification letters were mailed on January 10, 2022. Owners may contact Buick customer service at 1-800-521-7300 or Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020. GM's number…
SEATS15V8330002015-12-112,633 affected
Defect
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2016 Chevrolet Traverse, GMC Acadia, and Buick Enclave vehicles manufactured November 6, 2015, to November 12, 2015. The affected vehicles have a the third row left lower seat frame that may have welds that are not in the correction location.
Consequence
If the seat frame is not welded in the correct places, the seat may not perform as intended, and in the event of a crash, the seat occupant could be at an increased risk of injury.
Remedy
GM will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the third row left side lower seat frame, replacing it as necessary, free of charge. The recall began on January 29, 2016. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020, GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782 or Buick customer service at…
VISIBILITY15V6090002015-09-2929,295 affected
Defect
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2016 Chevrolet Traverse, GMC Acadia, and Buick Enclave vehicles manufactured August 18, 2015 to September 24, 2015. Due to a manufacturing defect, the windshield wiper motor may overheat when used.
Consequence
A wiper motor that overheats increases the risk of a fire.
Remedy
GM has notified owners, and dealers will replace the windshield wiper motor cover assembly, free of charge. Owners are advised not to use their front windshield wipers until the wiper cover has been replaced. If weather conditions prevent operation of the vehicle without using the windshield wipers, GM will make…
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“I am seeing that these have been repaired, when in fact it has not been repaired.”
“Odometer fraud. The contact purchased a 2016 buick enclave on november 25, 2025 from an independent dealer. It was later discovered that there was a mileage discrepancy. At the time of purchase, the odometer reading was 102,068. After contacting endurance warranty company, the contact was informed…”
“The contact owns a 2016 buick enclave. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 23v334000 (air bags); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, but was not diagnosed or repaired. The dealer confirmed that parts were not…”
“We have had spark plugs fixed twice in the past 4 months and they keep faltering. Both mechanics changed them”
“During a rainstorm water is entering the fuse box under the glove box and the carpet and padding underneath is soaking wet on the right front floor.when the fuse case was opened water started to drip out.the engine continues to run with the key off and the only way to stop it is to pull the…”
“During a rainstorm water is entering the fuse box under the glove box and the carpet and padding underneath is soaking wet on the right front floor.when the fuse case was opened water started to drip out.the engine continues to run with the key off and the only way to stop it is to pull the…”
“During a rainstorm water is entering the fuse box under the glove box and the carpet and padding underneath is soaking wet on the right front floor.when the fuse case was opened water started to drip out.the engine continues to run with the key off and the only way to stop it is to pull the…”
“The contact owns a 2016 buick enclave. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 23v334000 (air bags) however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made…”
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL,
FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2016 Buick Enclave as of
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