The 1977 Buick Lesabre has 3 NHTSA recall campaigns affecting an estimated 122,229 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 1 complaint with NHTSA, most often about the exterior lighting. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Recall campaigns
STEERING77V0120001977-01-0133 affected
Defect
ON THE INVOLVED VEHICLES, THE COTTER PIN MAY HAVE BEEN OMITTED AND THE RETAINING NUT IMPROPERLY SECURED. CONSEQUENTLY, THE STEERING LINKAGE COULD DETACH FROM THE PITMAN ARM.
Remedy
THE DEALER WILL TIGHTEN THE ATTACHING NUT TO SPECIFICATIONS AND INSTALL A COTTER PIN, WITHOUT CHARGE TO OWNER.
GENERAL MOTOR CAMPAIGN NO (CHEVROLET) 77C02 (PONTIAC) 77-C-4 (BUICK) 77-C-5.POSSIBILITY THAT THE TURN SIGNAL OPERATING UNIT OR VEHICLES WITH TILT STEERINGCOLUMNS MAY NOT COMPLY WITH FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO.108.THE TURN SIGNAL LEVER ACTUATOR PIVOT PIN WHICH MAY WORK OUT OF THE PIVOT,RESULTING IN NOT…
STEERING76V1320001976-09-0755,564 affected
Defect
GENERAL MOTOR CAMPAIGN NO 77-C-1.POSSIBILITY THAT THE STEERING INTERMEDIATESHAFT MAY HAVE BEEN ASSEMBLED WITH COUPLING RETAINER LOCKING TABS NOT BENT OVERPROPERLY OR ONE OR MORE OF THE LOWER FLEXIBLE COUPLING RIVETS IMPROPERLYPEENED.IF EITHER OF THESE CONDITIONS EXISTS, THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT ASSEMBLYCOULD SEPARATE…
Complaints by component
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:SWITCH
1
Total complaints1
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“I am trying to get buick to act on the recall nhtsa campaign id number: 76v175000. They claim that they don't have a record of it. The pin keeps coming out of my turn signal and the switch won't work. It really is a safety issue. How do I get them to find this recall on their system?? I spoke to a…”
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL,
FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 1977 Buick Lesabre as of
July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page
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