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2015 Buick Encore

4 open recalls

Read the first one before you drive it again. Every repair below is free.

Key facts

  • Recall repairs are free by law, however old the vehicle is.
  • You don't need to be the original owner to have it fixed.
  • There is no deadline — an open recall stays open until it's repaired.

Open recalls

Source: NHTSA · synced 29 Jul 2026 13:14
Repair soon Seat belts

A failure of the front air bags or seat belt pretensioners to deploy in the event of a crash necessitating deployment increases the risk of injury to the driver and front passenger.

While being previously remedied for recall 16V-651, the affected vehicles may not have received the complete software update necessary to remedy the recall condition. Without the update, certain driving conditions may cause the air bag sensing and diagnostic module (SDM) software to activate a diagnostic test.

What to do: Book this in with a dealer now. It affects a safety system.

Free repair · 40,683 vehicles affected Read campaign 17V437000 on NHTSA.gov ↗
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Repair soon Air bags

A failure of the front air bags or seat belt pretensioners to deploy in the event of a crash necessitating deployment increases the risk of injury to the driver and front passenger.

In the affected vehicles, certain driving conditions may cause the air bag sensing and diagnostic module (SDM) software to activate a diagnostic test. During this test, deployment of the frontal air bags and the seat belt pretensioners would not occur in the event of a crash.

What to do: Book this in with a dealer now. It affects a safety system.

Free repair · 3,640,162 vehicles affected Read campaign 16V651000 on NHTSA.gov ↗
Repair when you can Labels

If the label is missing front and rear rim size information, the owner may replace the rims with ones that are an incorrect size, increasing the risk of crash.

The affected vehicles have tire placards that do not provide the rim size information for the front or rear wheels. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 110, "Tire Selection and Rims and Motor Home/Recreation Vehicle Trailer Load Carrying Capacity Information for Motor Vehicles with a GVWR of 4,536 kilograms (10,000 pounds) or less."

What to do: Book it in at your next service. There is no deadline and no charge.

Free repair · 19,831 vehicles affected Read campaign 15V162000 on NHTSA.gov ↗
Repair soon Steering

The circuit board wear may cause a sudden loss of electric power steering assist, increasing the risk of a crash.

The steering column assembly housing may contact the power steering printed circuit board causing the circuit board to wear.

What to do: Book this in with a dealer now. It affects a safety system.

Free repair · 2,295 vehicles affected Read campaign 15V146000 on NHTSA.gov ↗

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