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1979 Buick Estate

Safety record from NHTSA: recalls, owner complaints, investigations and service bulletins.

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These records cover every 1979 Buick Estate. To see whether one car still needs a recall repair, decode its VIN or check it with NHTSA.

Recalls

1 recall names the 1979 Buick Estate. Newest first.

Latches/locks/linkages › Doors › Latch
Jul 2, 1979NHTSA 79V161000476,245 vehicles
A child could open the rear side compartment door and enter this compartment. The child could become entrapped if the door were to close, as it cannot be unlatched from the inside.
Risk and remedy
Remedy
Dealer will replace the original compartment door latch, which can be latched without a key, with a new assembly that requires a key to latch as well as lock the door.
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