- Vehicles
- 15,000
- Built between
- Jun 1971 – Jun 1971
- Models
- 3
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 31 July 1971
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between June 1971 and June 1971. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 1971 Buick CenturionBuilt June 1971 to June 1971
- 1971 Buick ElectraBuilt June 1971 to June 1971
- 1971 Buick LesabreBuilt June 1971 to June 1971
Timeline
- Vehicles builtJune 1971 to June 1971
- Recall reported to NHTSA2 August 1971
- Owners notified31 July 1971
Your rights
A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.
That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 2 August 1971.
To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.
Official source
- Recalling manufacturer
- GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
- Recall initiated by
- MFR
Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Additional notes
Buick campaign no 71-C-3.POSSIBILITY that heater control sup port bracket mayhave burr on its edge which could contact hea dlight switch wiring.ifcondition exists, burr could cut thr ough switch wiring, causing electricalshort and resulting infire in instrument instrument cluster area.fire canoccur wh en vehicle is in operation or when unattended with ignition sw itch inoff position.(correct by installing insulation betwe en headlight switchwiring and heater control support bracket. )
Check your own vehicle
This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.
A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.