The 1992 Buick Riviera has 2 NHTSA recall campaigns affecting an estimated 115,714 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 17 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the air bags. Last updated July 5, 2026.
THE FRONT OUTER SHOULDER BELT WEB SEW STOP CAN BECOME STUCK IN THE RETRACTOR. THE BELT CAN BE DIFFICULT TO PULL OUT OF THE RETRACTOR AND SOME OCCUPANTS MAY NOT BE ABLE TO FASTEN THE BELT.
THIS CONDITION CAN PREVENT A PERSON FROM USING THEIR RESTRAINT SYSTEM RESULTING IN AN INCREASED RISK OF INJURY IN AN ACCIDENT.
DEALER WILL INSTALL A WEBBING STOP BUTTON IF THE CUSTOMER REQUESTS REPAIR.
THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT TO STEERING RACK LOWER COUPLING PINCH BOLT MAY BE MISSING.
IF THIS CONDITION EXISTS AND SHAFT DISENGAGEMENT OCCURS, LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL WILL BE EXPERIENCED BY THE DRIVER WHICH COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT.
INSTALL PINCH BOLT.
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.
“Dt*: the contact stated the driver seat belt catches and will not feed. The vehicle was taken to a service dealer who mentioned, nhtsa recall # 113343 pertaining to the seat belt webbing. The vehicle was not included in the recall. Updated 9/27/2006 - the vehiclw was also not included in the…”
“Dt*: the contact stated the driver seat belt catches and will not feed. The vehicle was taken to a service dealer who mentioned, nhtsa recall # 113343 pertaining to the seat belt webbing. The vehicle was not included in the recall. Updated 9/27/2006 - the vehiclw was also not included in the…”
“While traveling at 30 mph another vehicle pulled out of a parking lot illegally, and consumer hit other car on rear passenger's side. Upon impact, driver's side airbag didn't deploy. Consumer has not contacted buick. Please provide any further information. *ak”
“Cooper tire life liner, classic ii, 205/70r15 was on a buick, riviera, 1992. While vehicle was parked right front tire suddenly exploded, causing tread to separate from sidewall. This happened after traveling a short distance. Manufacturer has been contacted. *ak”
“Vehicle was in stop and go traffic, exterior temperature gauge red line appeared and the brakes became very spongy. When the brakes were applied, resulted in loss of control. Consumer said that with reduced traffic and increased speed, cooling occured and the brake pedal effectiveness returned.…”
“Vehicle was in stop and go traffic, exterior temperature gauge red line appeared and the brakes became very spongy. When the brakes were applied, resulted in loss of control. Consumer said that with reduced traffic and increased speed, cooling occured and the brake pedal effectiveness returned.…”
“While driving smoke came out of the ignition. The dealer has been notified. *ak”
“Vehicle was involved in a head-on collision at 30 mph and the airbag did not deploy. The manufacturer has been notified. *ak”
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 1992 Buick Riviera as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.