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1995 Buick Riviera Recalls & Complaints

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open safety recall on record

Serious

177 owner complaints filed · Severity Index 0.51 · updated 2026-08-07

The recalls

Serious00V057000

Seat Belts:Front:Webbing

IN A CRASH, AN OCCUPANT MAY RECEIVE MORE SEVERE INJURIES IF THERE IS EXCESSIVE SLACK IN THE SHOULDER BELT.

Remedy & full details

DEALERS WILL INSPECT BOTH REAR SHOULDER BELT RETRACTORS FOR CORRECT FUNCTION AND INSTALL A SPRING COVER RETAINING STRAP TO EACH RETRACTOR. IF A RETRACTOR DOES NOT FUNCTION CORRECTLY, IT WILL BE REPLACED.

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. THE REAR SHOULDER BELT(S) DO NOT RETRACT. A RETAINER COULD SEPARATE FROM A REAR SEAT SHOULDER BELT RETRACTOR WHICH RESULTS IN THE RETRACTOR RETURN SPRING BECOMING DISENGAGED.

Complaint volume

177 this model-year 10 median, same year

Volume alone is not a fault rate — popular vehicles attract more reports. Read it next to the severity mix below.

What owners reported happened

8Crashes
6Fires
9Injuries
2Deaths

Across 177 complaints. Severity Index 0.51.

Severity Index weights each complaint's reported outcome (death ×10, injury ×4, fire ×3, crash ×2) and divides by total complaints. It measures how severe reports are, not how often faults occur.

What owners report most

Seat Belts · Front · Retr…12 · 7%Service Brakes, Hydraulic…10 · 6%Power Train · Automatic T…8 · 5%Engine And Engine Cooling…8 · 5%Electrical System6 · 3%Engine And Engine Cooling6 · 3%Electrical System · Horn6 · 3%Air Bags · Frontal5 · 3%
  1. Seat Belts:Front:Retractor — 12 reports
  2. Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip — 10 reports
  3. Power Train:Automatic Transmission — 8 reports
  4. Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline — 8 reports
  5. Electrical System — 6 reports
  6. Engine And Engine Cooling — 6 reports
  7. Electrical System:Horn — 6 reports
  8. Air Bags:Frontal — 5 reports
  9. Power Train:Automatic Transmission:Control Module (Tcm/Pcm/Tecm) — 5 reports
  10. Unknown Or Other — 5 reports

What to do

  1. Find your 17-character VIN on the driver's door jamb or the base of the windscreen.
  2. Check it against NHTSA's official lookup at nhtsa.gov/recalls — the authoritative record for your exact car.
  3. Book the repair with any franchised dealer. Safety recall work is free, with no time limit and regardless of who owns the car now.

Other model years

1995 · 1996 (2) · 1997 · 1998 · 1999

Numbers in brackets are open recall campaigns for that year.

Questions

Does an open recall mean the car is unsafe to drive?

Not usually. NHTSA issues a "do not drive" or "park outside" advisory when a defect is dangerous enough to keep you out of the car — those are flagged Critical above. Everything else should be repaired promptly but is not an immediate stop-driving order.

Do I pay for recall repairs?

No. Federal law requires the manufacturer to fix a safety recall free of charge, including parts and labour, whether or not you are the original owner.

Why are there complaints but no recalls?

Complaints are unverified reports filed by owners. They can prompt an investigation, but many never become recalls — either the fault isn't safety-related or it isn't widespread.

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