2019 Buick Encore air bags problems
11 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the air bags on the 2019 Buick Encore — 13% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“Car has airbag light on. The car keeps leaking which then caused damage to my spark plugs and coil pack. It then led to the O2 sensors being burned. It has been at the dealership multiple times within a 3-week time frame. The low fuel light comes on when it is on a full tank, then it begins to…”
filed May 8, 2026
“The contact owned a 2019 Buick Encore. The contact stated that while her daughter was driving at 35 MPH, another vehicle failed to yield at a left turn, driving northbound, and crashed into the contact's vehicle on the front driver's side. The air bags did not deploy upon impact. The contact's…”
filed Dec 22, 2025
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Related recalls
- Sensing Diagnostic Module (SDM) on these vehicle may not have been turned off of…Campaign 18V774000 · Nov 1, 2018
Air Bags problems in other Encore years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 Encore | 1 | 5% |
| 2018 Encore | 10 | 14% |
| 2017 Encore | 13 | 15% |
| 2016 Encore | 7 | 9% |
| 2015 Encore | 16 | 13% |
| 2014 Encore | 5 | 8% |
| 2013 Encore | 5 | 10% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2019 Buick Encore
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.