
The manufacturer filed it. Here it is, by model.
Buick Envision: deaths and injuries the manufacturer reported to NHTSA
Buick reported 93 incidents alleging a death or injury in a Buick Envision, model years 2016–2024, in its quarterly Early Warning reports to NHTSA (49 CFR 579.21), through 2026 Q1. Each is a claim the manufacturer received, not a finding; NHTSA does not verify them.
By model year
Source: manufacturer EWR death and injury reports and production reports| Model year | Incidents | Killed | Injured | Built | Per 100,000 built |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 9 | 0 | 9 | — | — |
| 2017 | 34 | 1 | 43 | 50,500 | 67 |
| 2018 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 16,117 | 31 |
| 2019 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 37,564 | 19 |
| 2020 | 15 | 0 | 17 | 45,850 | 33 |
| 2021 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 35,234 | 28 |
| 2022 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 31,205 | 22 |
| 2023 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 69,181 | 5.8 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 28,987 | 6.9 |
The model year is the one the manufacturer named in the report. A model year with its own page links to it. “Built” is the manufacturer’s cumulative production for the model year from its latest Early Warning production report; the rate is incidents per 100,000 of them.
By the system the claimant named
Source: as the manufacturer reported it| System named | Incidents | Killed |
|---|---|---|
| Air Bags | 38 | 0 |
| Structure | 19 | 0 |
| Service Brake System | 10 | 0 |
| Vehicle Speed Control | 8 | 0 |
| Seat Belts | 7 | 0 |
| Steering System | 6 | 0 |
| Power Train | 6 | 0 |
| Fire | 5 | 0 |
| Engine and Cooling System | 4 | 0 |
| Service Brake System, Air | 3 | 0 |
| Forward Collision | 3 | 1 |
| Lane Departure | 2 | 2 |
| Visibility | 2 | 0 |
| Seats | 2 | 0 |
| Electrical System | 2 | 0 |
| Latch | 2 | 0 |
| Other | 2 | 0 |
| No System/Component Specified | 1 | 0 |
| Rollover | 1 | 0 |
An incident naming several systems is counted under each. “Fire” and “Other” are categories in the rule, not systems.
Every one of these, dated and numbered
The defect dossier for the Buick Envision puts each report beside the recalls, investigations, bulletins and owner complaints on the same system, as a PDF and two CSVs: the Buick Envision, one system, every model year, numbered as exhibits.
The incidents
Source: VIN shown as NHTSA publishes it: the first eleven characters| Incident | Model year | State | Killed | Injured | Systems named | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-16 | 2024 | IL | 0 | 1 | No System/Component Specified | 2025 Q3 |
| 2025-07-11 | 2020 | OH | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2025 Q4 |
| 2025-06-25 | 2024 | AZ | 0 | 1 | Vehicle Speed Control | 2025 Q3 |
| 2025-06-06 | 2022 | UT | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2025 Q3 |
| 2025-06-04 | 2017 | OH | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2025 Q2 |
| 2025-04-18 | 2023 | TN | 0 | 1 | Visibility · Structure | 2025 Q2 |
| 2025-04-07 | 2023 | FL | 1 | 4 | Lane Departure | 2026 Q1 |
| 2025-03-30 | 2017 | TX | 0 | 2 | Air Bags | 2025 Q2 |
| 2025-03-09 | 2021 | TX | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2025 Q1 |
| 2025-02-24 | 2017 | MO | 1 | 3 | Lane Departure | 2025 Q4 |
| 2025-02-18 | 2023 | — | 0 | 1 | Steering System · Fire | 2025 Q1 |
| 2025-02-18 | 2020 | FL | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2025 Q1 |
| 2025-02-17 | 2021 | OH | 0 | 2 | Air Bags · Seat Belts | 2025 Q1 |
| 2024-12-23 | 2023 | FL | 0 | 1 | Vehicle Speed Control | 2025 Q1 |
| 2024-10-09 | 2017 | NC | 0 | 1 | Seat Belts | 2024 Q4 |
| 2024-09-26 | 2020 | — | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System · Vehicle Speed Control | 2024 Q3 |
| 2024-09-26 | 2020 | PA | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System · Vehicle Speed Control | 2024 Q3 |
| 2024-09-25 | 2019 | AR | 0 | 2 | Air Bags | 2024 Q4 |
| 2024-09-19 | 2020 | LA | 0 | 2 | Air Bags · Fire | 2024 Q3 |
| 2024-09-11 | 2017 | TN | 0 | 1 | Steering System · Service Brake System · Air Bags | 2024 Q3 |
| 2024-09-08 | 2022 | TX | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2024 Q3 |
| 2024-09-05 | 2017 | IN | 0 | 3 | Air Bags | 2024 Q3 |
| 2024-05-18 | 2021 | — | 0 | 1 | Engine and Cooling System · Vehicle Speed Control | 2024 Q2 |
| 2024-05-03 | 2021 | — | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2024 Q2 |
| 2024-03-04 | 2022 | TN | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2024 Q1 |
| 2024-02-15 | 2020 | MI | 0 | 1 | Steering System · Service Brake System · Air Bags · Seat Belts | 2024 Q1 |
| 2023-08-29 | 2022 | IL | 0 | 2 | Air Bags · Seats | 2023 Q3 |
| 2023-03-15 | 2020 | FL | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2023 Q2 |
| 2023-03-11 | 2022 | CT | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2023 Q1 |
| 2023-01-25 | 2020 | MO | 0 | 1 | Air Bags · Seat Belts | 2023 Q1 |
| 2023-01-21 | 2022 | WA | 0 | 4 | Air Bags | 2023 Q1 |
| 2022-11-12 | 2017 | MN | 0 | 2 | Air Bags | 2022 Q4 |
| 2022-09-01 | 2020 | IL | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System · Power Train · Air Bags | 2022 Q3 |
| 2022-08-18 | 2019 | GA | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2023 Q1 |
| 2022-07-02 | 2017 | MO | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System, Air · Rollover | 2022 Q3 |
| 2022-05-18 | 2022 | NC | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System · Power Train | 2022 Q2 |
| 2022-04-12 | 2020 | NC | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System · Vehicle Speed Control | 2022 Q2 |
| 2022-03-17 | 2019 | NY | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System, Air | 2022 Q2 |
| 2022-02-08 | 2017 | CA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2022 Q1 |
| 2021-12-30 | 2021 | MN | 0 | 1 | Electrical System · Air Bags | 2022 Q2 |
| 2021-12-12 | 2021 | OH | 0 | 2 | Electrical System | 2021 Q4 |
| 2021-12-08 | 2020 | LA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2022 Q3 |
| 2021-11-21 | 2021 | — | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2021 Q4 |
| 2021-10-21 | 2020 | OH | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2021 Q4 |
| 2021-10-17 | 2020 | FL | 0 | 2 | Air Bags | 2021 Q4 |
| 2021-10-08 | 2020 | TX | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2022 Q1 |
| 2021-10-01 | 2021 | — | 0 | 1 | Latch | 2021 Q4 |
| 2021-09-12 | 2021 | AZ | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2021 Q3 |
| 2021-07-05 | 2021 | — | 0 | 1 | Steering System | 2021 Q3 |
| not reported | 2017 | MI | 0 | 2 | Structure | 2021 Q1 |
| 2020-11-07 | 2017 | — | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2021 Q1 |
| 2020-11-07 | 2019 | MI | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2020 Q4 |
| 2020-10-11 | 2017 | MI | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2020 Q4 |
| 2020-09-13 | 2017 | VA | 0 | 2 | Structure | 2021 Q1 |
| 2020-09-09 | 2019 | MO | 1 | 0 | Forward Collision | 2021 Q4 |
| not reported | 2017 | TX | 0 | 1 | Engine and Cooling System | 2020 Q3 |
| 2020-02-23 | 2020 | — | 0 | 1 | Other | 2020 Q1 |
| 2020-02-16 | 2017 | PA | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2020 Q1 |
| 2019-12-31 | 2017 | LA | 0 | 1 | Seats · Fire | 2020 Q1 |
| 2019-12-22 | 2018 | AZ | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2020 Q1 |
| 2019-12-03 | 2017 | MI | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2019 Q4 |
| 2019-11-07 | 2017 | SD | 0 | 1 | Air Bags · Seat Belts | 2019 Q4 |
| 2019-10-08 | 2017 | TX | 0 | 1 | Power Train · Air Bags | 2019 Q4 |
| 2019-08-24 | 2017 | AZ | 0 | 1 | Steering System · Service Brake System · Vehicle Speed Control | 2019 Q3 |
| 2019-04-29 | 2017 | DE | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2019 Q2 |
| 2019-04-07 | 2017 | MD | 0 | 2 | Air Bags | 2019 Q2 |
| 2019-03-05 | 2019 | MT | 0 | 2 | Air Bags · Fire | 2019 Q1 |
| 2019-02-20 | 2018 | — | 0 | 2 | Fire | 2019 Q1 |
| 2019-01-19 | 2019 | VA | 0 | 1 | Forward Collision | 2019 Q1 |
| 2019-01-12 | 2017 | OH | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System | 2019 Q1 |
| 2018-12-06 | 2018 | WI | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2018 Q4 |
| not reported | 2017 | MN | 0 | 1 | Engine and Cooling System | 2018 Q4 |
| 2018-11-21 | 2018 | FL | 0 | 2 | Air Bags · Seat Belts · Vehicle Speed Control | 2018 Q4 |
| 2018-11-09 | 2017 | AZ | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2018 Q4 |
| 2018-11-01 | 2017 | FL | 0 | 1 | Visibility | 2019 Q2 |
| 2018-10-19 | 2017 | GA | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System | 2018 Q4 |
| 2018-09-27 | 2017 | GA | 0 | 1 | Power Train | 2018 Q4 |
| not reported | 2017 | VA | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2018 Q3 |
| 2018-08-24 | 2017 | MD | 0 | 1 | Air Bags · Seat Belts · Forward Collision | 2018 Q3 |
| 2018-07-03 | 2017 | PA | 0 | 1 | Power Train | 2018 Q3 |
| 2018-06-22 | 2018 | — | 0 | 1 | Steering System | 2018 Q2 |
| 2018-03-18 | 2017 | KY | 0 | 1 | Other | 2018 Q1 |
| 2017-12-01 | 2016 | AZ | 0 | 1 | Engine and Cooling System | 2020 Q1 |
| 2017-09-14 | 2017 | WI | 0 | 1 | Power Train | 2017 Q3 |
| 2017-06-30 | 2017 | MI | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2018 Q1 |
| 2017-05-02 | 2016 | — | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System, Air | 2017 Q2 |
| not reported | 2016 | — | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2017 Q1 |
| 2016-12-23 | 2016 | FL | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2016 Q4 |
| 2016-10-28 | 2016 | — | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2016 Q4 |
| 2016-10-13 | 2016 | — | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2016 Q4 |
| 2016-10-11 | 2016 | — | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2016 Q4 |
| 2016-08-09 | 2016 | CA | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2016 Q4 |
| 2016-06-02 | 2016 | — | 0 | 1 | Latch | 2016 Q2 |
Each row above is a claim or notice Buick received alleging a death or injury in a Buick Envision and reported to NHTSA as 49 CFR 579.21 requires; NHTSA does not verify it, and a Envision that sold more will have more rows. All Buick models · What these reports are, and are not.