1995 BUICK RIVIERA — Owner-Reported Problems

NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation Snapshot 2026-08-22 130 complaints · 1 recalls
Most-reported system: ENGINE (21 complaints · 16.2%)
Safety signals:
  • Crashes 7
  • Fires 4
  • Injuries 8
  • Deaths 1
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Component Problem Distribution

Share of owner complaints filed for each vehicle system (unaffected by sales volume)

Component Problem Distribution ENGINE appears in 21 of 130 owner complaints (16.1%) in this vehicle snapshot. ENGINE: 21 complaints, 16.1% of reports ENGINE 21 · 16.1% · 2 fire reports SEAT BELTS: 20 complaints, 15.4% of reports SEAT BELTS 20 · 15.4% STEERING: 13 complaints, 10.0% of reports STEERING 13 · 10.0% POWER TRAIN: 11 complaints, 8.5% of reports POWER TRAIN 11 · 8.5% · 1 crash reports ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: 10 complaints, 7.7% of reports ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 10 · 7.7% SERVICE BRAKES: 9 complaints, 6.9% of reports SERVICE BRAKES 9 · 6.9% FUEL SYSTEM: 8 complaints, 6.2% of reports FUEL SYSTEM 8 · 6.2% AIR BAGS: 7 complaints, 5.4% of reports AIR BAGS 7 · 5.4% · 5 crash reports STRUCTURE: 6 complaints, 4.6% of reports STRUCTURE 6 · 4.6% · 2 fire reports UNKNOWN OR OTHER: 107 complaints, 82.3% of reports UNKNOWN OR OTHER 107 · 82.3% · 7 crash reports 4 fire reports 0% 25% 50% 75% 100%

UNKNOWN OR OTHER is an NHTSA classification artifact and is always listed last.

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System / Component Complaints Share of Reports Safety Reports (Crashes / Fires)
ENGINE 21 16.1% 0 crashes · 2 fires
SEAT BELTS 20 15.4% 0 crashes · 0 fires
STEERING 13 10.0% 0 crashes · 0 fires
POWER TRAIN 11 8.5% 1 crashes · 0 fires
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 10 7.7% 0 crashes · 0 fires
SERVICE BRAKES 9 6.9% 0 crashes · 0 fires
FUEL SYSTEM 8 6.2% 0 crashes · 0 fires
AIR BAGS 7 5.4% 5 crashes · 0 fires
STRUCTURE 6 4.6% 0 crashes · 2 fires
UNKNOWN OR OTHER 107 82.3% 7 crashes · 4 fires
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Problem & Recall Timeline

Observed complaint volume and manufacturer recall actions over time

Problem & Recall Timeline Owner reports in this snapshot begin in Jan 1995; the first recall shown was reported in Feb 2000. 1995-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 1995-Q2: 2 owner reports 2 1995-Q3: 3 owner reports 3 1995-Q4: 2 owner reports 2 1996-Q1: 3 owner reports 3 1996-Q2: 2 owner reports 2 1996-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 1997-Q1: 4 owner reports 4 1997-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 1997-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 1997-Q4: 4 owner reports 4 1998-Q1: 5 owner reports 5 1998-Q2: 2 owner reports 2 1998-Q3: 5 owner reports 5 1998-Q4: 5 owner reports 5 1999-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 1999-Q2: 4 owner reports 4 1999-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 1999-Q4: 6 owner reports 6 2000-Q1: 3 owner reports 3 2000-Q2: 6 owner reports 6 2000-Q3: 9 owner reports 9 2000-Q4: 6 owner reports 6 2001-Q1: 4 owner reports 4 2001-Q2: 4 owner reports 4 2001-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2001-Q4: 3 owner reports 3 2002-Q1: 5 owner reports 5 2002-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2002-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2003-Q1: 5 owner reports 5 2003-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2003-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2003-Q4: 4 owner reports 4 2004-Q1: 2 owner reports 2 2004-Q2: 4 owner reports 4 2004-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2005-Q2: 2 owner reports 2 2005-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2006-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2006-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2007-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2008-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2009-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2012-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2013-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2014-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2014-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2014-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2014-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2015-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 Owner reports Jan 1995 Apr 2015 Recall campaign 00V057000 ◆ Recall campaign 00V057000 Investigation PE99059 ● Investigation PE99059 Investigation EA00006 ● Investigation EA00006
  • Campaign 00V057000 was reported 1,540 days after the first earlier complaint mapped to its component.
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Date Record type Count Record identifier
1995-Q1 Owner reports 1
1995-Q2 Owner reports 2
1995-Q3 Owner reports 3
1995-Q4 Owner reports 2
1996-Q1 Owner reports 3
1996-Q2 Owner reports 2
1996-Q4 Owner reports 1
1997-Q1 Owner reports 4
1997-Q2 Owner reports 1
1997-Q3 Owner reports 1
1997-Q4 Owner reports 4
1998-Q1 Owner reports 5
1998-Q2 Owner reports 2
1998-Q3 Owner reports 5
1998-Q4 Owner reports 5
1999-Q1 Owner reports 1
1999-Q2 Owner reports 4
1999-Q3 Owner reports 2
1999-Q4 Owner reports 6
2000-Q1 Owner reports 3
2000-Q2 Owner reports 6
2000-Q3 Owner reports 9
2000-Q4 Owner reports 6
2001-Q1 Owner reports 4
2001-Q2 Owner reports 4
2001-Q3 Owner reports 1
2001-Q4 Owner reports 3
2002-Q1 Owner reports 5
2002-Q2 Owner reports 1
2002-Q4 Owner reports 1
2003-Q1 Owner reports 5
2003-Q2 Owner reports 1
2003-Q3 Owner reports 1
2003-Q4 Owner reports 4
2004-Q1 Owner reports 2
2004-Q2 Owner reports 4
2004-Q4 Owner reports 1
2005-Q2 Owner reports 2
2005-Q3 Owner reports 1
2006-Q2 Owner reports 1
2006-Q4 Owner reports 1
2007-Q1 Owner reports 1
2008-Q4 Owner reports 1
2009-Q3 Owner reports 1
2012-Q3 Owner reports 1
2013-Q4 Owner reports 1
2014-Q1 Owner reports 1
2014-Q2 Owner reports 1
2014-Q3 Owner reports 1
2014-Q4 Owner reports 1
2015-Q2 Owner reports 1
Recall campaign 1 00V057000
Defect investigation 1 PE99059
Defect investigation 1 EA00006
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Safety Recalls (1)

Official safety recall campaigns filed with NHTSA

  1. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 00V057000

    Report date
    Component:
    SEAT BELTS
    Consequence:
    IN A CRASH, AN OCCUPANT MAY RECEIVE MORE SEVERE INJURIES IF THERE IS EXCESSIVE SLACK IN THE SHOULDER BELT.
    Remedy:
    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.
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Complaint Narrative Explorer

Verbatim owner-reported defect narratives from NHTSA public records

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Estimated Ownership Cost

EPA fuel economy ratings and annual operating cost estimates

Data: US EPA Fuel Economy Guide · snapshot 2026-08-21
Supported range: 1,000–60,000 miles per year
Supported range: $1.50–$10.00 per gallon
55% city45% highway
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Adjacent Model Years

Immediate preceding and succeeding model year records

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Methodology & Data Integrity

Data sourced from NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. Snapshot date: 2026-08-21.

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