The manufacturer filed it. Here it is, by model.
Early Warning Reporting · Buick
Buick Regal: deaths and injuries the manufacturer reported to NHTSA
Buick reported 125 incidents alleging a death or injury in a Buick Regal, model years 2001–2020, 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.
125 incidents reported
1 deaths, as claimed
154 injuries, as claimed
2001–2020 model years named
By model year
Source: manufacturer EWR death and injury reports and production reports| Model year | Incidents | Killed | Injured | Built | Per 100,000 built |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| 2003 | 3 | 1 | 4 | — | — |
| 2004 | 2 | 0 | 2 | — | — |
| 2011 | 44 | 0 | 52 | — | — |
| 2012 | 17 | 0 | 22 | — | — |
| 2013 | 9 | 0 | 12 | — | — |
| 2014 | 11 | 0 | 13 | — | — |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 4 | — | — |
| 2016 | 16 | 0 | 16 | — | — |
| 2017 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 17,257 | 46 |
| 2018 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 15,666 | 45 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6,678 | 30 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1,359 | 147 |
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 | 51 | 1 |
| Seats | 11 | 0 |
| Latch | 10 | 0 |
| Vehicle Speed Control | 9 | 0 |
| Service Brake System | 8 | 0 |
| Power Train | 8 | 0 |
| Structure | 8 | 0 |
| Fire | 7 | 0 |
| Service Brake System, Air | 6 | 0 |
| Seat Belts | 6 | 0 |
| Electrical System | 5 | 0 |
| Suspension System | 4 | 0 |
| Visibility | 4 | 0 |
| Rollover | 3 | 0 |
| Engine and Cooling System | 3 | 0 |
| Steering System | 3 | 0 |
| Other | 3 | 0 |
| No System/Component Specified | 2 | 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 Regal puts each report beside the recalls, investigations, bulletins and owner complaints on the same system, as a PDF and two CSVs: the Buick Regal, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-23 | 2020 | CA | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System, Air | 2025 Q1 |
| 2024-07-06 | 2018 | IN | 0 | 2 | Service Brake System · Vehicle Speed Control | 2024 Q3 |
| 2023-10-17 | 2015 | FL | 0 | 1 | Fire | 2023 Q4 |
| 2023-08-14 | 2018 | NM | 0 | 2 | Service Brake System, Air · Air Bags · Seat Belts | 2023 Q3 |
| 2023-04-28 | 2016 | OH | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2023 Q2 |
| 2023-04-21 | 2019 | — | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2023 Q2 |
| 2023-03-14 | 2016 | VA | 0 | 1 | Seats | 2023 Q1 |
| 2023-02-08 | 2020 | PA | 0 | 2 | Service Brake System · Vehicle Speed Control | 2023 Q1 |
| 2022-09-10 | 2018 | MI | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System, Air | 2022 Q4 |
| 2022-08-24 | 2018 | MS | 0 | 3 | Service Brake System, Air | 2022 Q3 |
| 2021-09-11 | 2018 | — | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2021 Q4 |
| 2021-08-25 | 2012 | MI | 0 | 3 | Suspension System · Rollover | 2021 Q4 |
| 2021-08-18 | 2014 | MI | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2021 Q3 |
| 2021-03-31 | 2016 | — | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2021 Q2 |
| 2021-01-21 | 2016 | MI | 0 | 1 | Engine and Cooling System | 2021 Q1 |
| 2021-01-07 | 2012 | FL | 0 | 2 | Suspension System | 2021 Q2 |
| 2020-11-03 | 2012 | MI | 0 | 1 | Power Train | 2020 Q4 |
| 2020-11-03 | 2011 | IN | 0 | 2 | Air Bags · Seat Belts | 2020 Q4 |
| 2020-10-20 | 2018 | GA | 0 | 2 | Service Brake System | 2022 Q3 |
| 2020-07-30 | 2017 | FL | 0 | 2 | Air Bags | 2020 Q3 |
| 2020-06-12 | 2013 | NY | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2020 Q2 |
| 2020-02-18 | 2011 | CA | 0 | 1 | Steering System · Service Brake System | 2020 Q2 |
| 2019-11-19 | 2012 | TX | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2019 Q4 |
| 2019-11-14 | 2011 | FL | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2019 Q4 |
| 2019-09-05 | 2018 | IL | 0 | 2 | Air Bags | 2019 Q4 |
| 2019-06-25 | 2019 | IL | 0 | 2 | Air Bags | 2019 Q4 |
| 2019-05-29 | 2011 | TN | 0 | 2 | Air Bags · Seat Belts · Fire | 2019 Q2 |
| 2019-05-16 | 2017 | — | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2019 Q2 |
| 2019-03-29 | 2016 | MO | 0 | 1 | Other | 2019 Q2 |
| 2019-01-30 | 2013 | GA | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System · Vehicle Speed Control | 2019 Q1 |
| 2018-12-07 | 2016 | — | 0 | 1 | Latch | 2018 Q4 |
| 2018-11-09 | 2017 | — | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2018 Q4 |
| 2018-10-30 | 2013 | IL | 0 | 1 | Power Train | 2018 Q4 |
| 2018-07-20 | 2017 | — | 0 | 1 | Power Train | 2018 Q3 |
| 2018-07-19 | 2015 | MI | 0 | 2 | Air Bags | 2018 Q3 |
| 2018-07-15 | 2013 | NJ | 0 | 4 | Air Bags | 2018 Q3 |
| 2018-06-26 | 2012 | IA | 0 | 1 | Latch | 2018 Q2 |
| 2018-06-13 | 2012 | LA | 0 | 1 | Electrical System · Fire | 2018 Q2 |
| not reported | 2016 | NJ | 0 | 1 | Visibility | 2018 Q2 |
| not reported | 2014 | MN | 0 | 1 | Latch | 2018 Q2 |
| 2018-05-30 | 2015 | FL | 0 | 1 | Latch | 2018 Q2 |
| 2018-05-27 | 2014 | PA | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System, Air | 2018 Q2 |
| 2018-05-24 | 2017 | CA | 0 | 1 | Seats · Fire | 2018 Q2 |
| 2018-04-24 | 2013 | KY | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2018 Q2 |
| 2018-03-22 | 2017 | — | 0 | 1 | Structure · Latch | 2018 Q1 |
| 2018-03-08 | 2011 | — | 0 | 1 | Steering System | 2018 Q3 |
| not reported | 2012 | — | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2018 Q1 |
| 2018-02-28 | 2017 | CA | 0 | 1 | Engine and Cooling System | 2018 Q1 |
| 2018-01-31 | 2012 | MI | 0 | 3 | Suspension System | 2021 Q1 |
| 2017-12-10 | 2011 | KY | 0 | 1 | Electrical System · Air Bags · Seat Belts | 2017 Q4 |
| 2017-11-07 | 2016 | NJ | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2017 Q4 |
| 2017-08-02 | 2016 | — | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2017 Q3 |
| 2017-07-25 | 2014 | VA | 0 | 1 | Vehicle Speed Control | 2017 Q4 |
| 2017-07-25 | 2014 | VA | 0 | 2 | Vehicle Speed Control | 2017 Q3 |
| 2017-06-14 | 2013 | OH | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2017 Q2 |
| 2017-06-02 | 2016 | — | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2017 Q2 |
| 2017-06-02 | 2016 | — | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2017 Q2 |
| 2017-05-02 | 2011 | MI | 0 | 3 | Air Bags | 2017 Q4 |
| 2017-02-14 | 2012 | IN | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2017 Q1 |
| 2017-02-11 | 2011 | AR | 0 | 1 | Electrical System · Fire | 2017 Q1 |
| 2017-01-16 | 2011 | ME | 0 | 1 | Latch | 2017 Q1 |
| 2016-12-10 | 2017 | NJ | 0 | 1 | Seats | 2017 Q3 |
| 2016-11-27 | 2012 | OH | 0 | 1 | Visibility | 2017 Q4 |
| 2016-10-29 | 2014 | FL | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2016 Q4 |
| 2016-10-01 | 2014 | ME | 0 | 1 | Seats | 2016 Q4 |
| 2016-09-17 | 2016 | TX | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2016 Q3 |
| not reported | 2011 | — | 0 | 1 | Latch | 2016 Q3 |
| 2016-08-24 | 2011 | IN | 0 | 1 | Seats | 2016 Q3 |
| 2016-07-29 | 2011 | MI | 0 | 1 | Air Bags · Seat Belts | 2016 Q4 |
| 2016-07-19 | 2016 | NJ | 0 | 1 | Air Bags · Seats | 2016 Q3 |
| 2016-06-08 | 2014 | KY | 0 | 2 | Power Train | 2016 Q2 |
| 2016-06-01 | 2011 | MA | 0 | 1 | No System/Component Specified | 2016 Q3 |
| 2016-05-11 | 2011 | NC | 0 | 2 | Air Bags | 2016 Q2 |
| 2016-04-11 | 2016 | MI | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2016 Q3 |
| 2016-03-15 | 2014 | MN | 0 | 1 | Other | 2017 Q3 |
| 2016-03-07 | 2011 | CA | 0 | 1 | Steering System · Engine and Cooling System | 2016 Q1 |
| 2015-10-14 | 2016 | NC | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2015 Q4 |
| 2015-10-07 | 2011 | AZ | 0 | 2 | Air Bags | 2018 Q4 |
| 2015-09-27 | 2011 | MI | 0 | 1 | Air Bags · Rollover | 2017 Q4 |
| 2015-09-22 | 2013 | MI | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2015 Q4 |
| 2015-08-11 | 2014 | FL | 0 | 1 | Air Bags · Seat Belts | 2015 Q3 |
| 2015-07-01 | 2014 | NJ | 0 | 1 | Vehicle Speed Control · Rollover | 2015 Q3 |
| 2015-05-18 | 2016 | IL | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2015 Q2 |
| 2015-05-01 | 2011 | — | 0 | 1 | Latch | 2015 Q2 |
| 2015-04-20 | 2013 | PA | 0 | 1 | Seats | 2015 Q2 |
| 2015-02-05 | 2012 | PA | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System · Service Brake System, Air | 2015 Q1 |
| 2015-01-22 | 2012 | TN | 0 | 1 | Seats | 2015 Q1 |
| 2014-12-06 | 2011 | MI | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2014 Q4 |
| 2014-11-24 | 2012 | CA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2018 Q1 |
| not reported | 2012 | FL | 0 | 1 | Power Train | 2014 Q3 |
| 2014-08-20 | 2011 | MA | 0 | 1 | Electrical System · Fire | 2015 Q1 |
| 2014-06-22 | 2011 | IA | 0 | 2 | Service Brake System | 2014 Q3 |
| 2014-06-19 | 2011 | OH | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2014 Q4 |
| 2014-06-07 | 2011 | CO | 0 | 1 | Latch | 2014 Q2 |
| not reported | 2011 | NC | 0 | 1 | Power Train | 2014 Q2 |
| 2014-04-06 | 2011 | AZ | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2014 Q2 |
| 2014-02-04 | 2011 | NC | 0 | 1 | No System/Component Specified | 2014 Q3 |
| 2014-02-04 | 2011 | NC | 0 | 1 | Vehicle Speed Control | 2014 Q1 |
| 2013-11-06 | 2012 | MO | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2013 Q4 |
| 2013-06-13 | 2011 | MA | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System | 2013 Q2 |
| not reported | 2012 | GA | 0 | 1 | Power Train | 2013 Q2 |
| not reported | 2011 | MI | 0 | 1 | Visibility | 2013 Q2 |
| 2013-04-26 | 2011 | FL | 0 | 1 | Vehicle Speed Control | 2013 Q2 |
| 2013-04-12 | 2013 | FL | 0 | 1 | Seats | 2013 Q3 |
| 2013-04-02 | 2011 | TX | 0 | 1 | Electrical System · Air Bags | 2015 Q1 |
| 2013-03-29 | 2011 | FL | 0 | 1 | Other | 2013 Q3 |
| 2013-02-16 | 2012 | TX | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2013 Q2 |
| not reported | 2011 | TX | 0 | 1 | Power Train | 2012 Q4 |
| 2012-09-25 | 2011 | IN | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2015 Q2 |
| 2012-09-25 | 2011 | IN | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2012 Q3 |
| 2012-08-25 | 2011 | SC | 0 | 1 | Suspension System | 2012 Q3 |
| 2012-08-16 | 2011 | KS | 0 | 1 | Seats | 2012 Q4 |
| 2012-06-20 | 2011 | OH | 0 | 1 | Vehicle Speed Control | 2012 Q2 |
| 2012-04-12 | 2003 | OH | 0 | 1 | Seats | 2012 Q2 |
| 2012-03-19 | 2011 | IN | 0 | 1 | Visibility | 2012 Q1 |
| 2011-12-17 | 2011 | MI | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2011 Q4 |
| 2011-12-10 | 2004 | AR | 0 | 1 | Air Bags · Fire | 2011 Q4 |
| 2011-09-15 | 2011 | MD | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2011 Q4 |
| 2011-08-29 | 2011 | MS | 0 | 2 | Air Bags | 2011 Q3 |
| 2011-06-15 | 2011 | CA | 0 | 1 | Latch | 2011 Q3 |
| 2011-03-22 | 2011 | MO | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2011 Q2 |
| 2010-07-16 | 2004 | WV | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2010 Q3 |
| 2010-02-09 | 2001 | IL | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2010 Q1 |
| 2010-01-28 | 2003 | FL | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2010 Q1 |
| 2009-04-05 | 2003 | CH | 1 | 2 | Air Bags | 2011 Q3 |
Each row above is a claim or notice Buick received alleging a death or injury in a Buick Regal and reported to NHTSA as 49 CFR 579.21 requires; NHTSA does not verify it, and a Regal that sold more will have more rows. All Buick models · What these reports are, and are not.