2000 Buick Century Recalls

NHTSA lists 5 recall campaigns for the 2000 Buick Century. A recall applies only to vehicles built within the affected range, so check your own VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Repairs for recalls are free at a franchised dealer.

• 01V109000Apr 6, 2001116,007 vehicles potentially affected
  Seat belts
  Covers: Buick Century 2000–2001, Regal 2000–2001, Oldsmobile Intrigue 2000–2001

  Reported issue: Vehicle description: certain passenger vehicles, equipped with sunvisor located air bag labels, fail to conform to federal motor vehicles safety standard no. 208, "occupant crash protection." these vehicles have a message area less than 30 cm which does not meet the requirements of the standard.

  Possible consequence: These vehicles do not comply with the standard.

  Remedy: Gm will mail a new bilingual air bag label with installation instructions. However, the customer may bring the label to their dealer for installation free of charge. Owner notification began may 4, 2001. Owners who do not receive the free label and installation instructions within a reasonable time should contact…

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• 00V371000Nov 13, 200012 vehicles potentially affected
  Air bags › Side/window
  Covers: Buick Century 2000–2001, Chevrolet Impala 2000–2001, Buick Regal 2000–2001

  Reported issue: Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. Some of these vehicles exhibit a condition in which the driver side impact air bag inflator separates from the air bag module during deployment.

  Possible consequence: If the inflator separates, the air bag will not deploy properly during a crash and occupant protection would be reduced. If is also possible that a separated inflator could be propelled downward and could result in injury to a rear seat passenger whose foot is positioned approximately under the inflator module.

  Remedy: Dealers will replace the side impact air bag module.

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• 00V228003Aug 7, 2000156,305 vehicles potentially affected
  Seat belts
  Covers: Buick Century 2000–2001, Chevrolet Impala 2000–2001, Venture 2000–2001 +13 more

  Reported issue: Vehicle description: passenger vehicles, light duty trucks, sport utility vehicles, and mini vans equipped with trw seat belt buckle assemblies. The buckle base of these seat belt assemblies were not properly heat treated and therefore do not pass the load bearing requirement of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 209, "seat belt assemblies."

  Possible consequence: In the event of a vehicle crash, the occupant may not be properly restrained.

  Remedy: Dealers will inspect the vehicle's safety belt buckle assembly date codes and, if necessary, will replace any safety belt buckle assembly.

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• 00V160000Jun 16, 2000248 vehicles potentially affected
  Fuel system, gasoline › Storage › Tank assembly › Filler pipe and cap
  Covers: Buick Century 2000, Regal 2000, Chevrolet Lumina 2000

  Reported issue: Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. The clamp that secures the flexible fuel fill hose to the metal fill tube may be loose and could separate.

  Possible consequence: This could cause fuel leakage exceeding the permissible amount.

  Remedy: Dealers will inspect the fuel hose fill neck clamp and, if necessary, reposition and tighten the clamp.

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• 00V143000May 17, 200018,754 vehicles potentially affected
  Service brakes, hydraulic › Foundation components › Drum
  Covers: Buick Century 2000, Regal 2000, Chevrolet Lumina 2000

  Reported issue: Vehicle description: passenger vehicles equipped with rear drum brakes. The bolt head(s) on the rear spindle rod can separate.

  Possible consequence: The rear wheel can shift, causing rear steering of the vehicle. The driver could lose control and a crash could occur.

  Remedy: Dealers will replace the rear spindle bolts.

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NHTSA investigations

• SQ00004Accelerator cable detaches from throttleClosed · Feb 2, 2000

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