The 1993 Buick Riviera has 1 NHTSA recall campaign affecting an estimated 113,343 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 9 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the air bags. Last updated July 5, 2026.
THE FRONT OUTER SHOULDER BELT WEB SEW STOP CAN BECOME STUCK IN THE RETRACTOR. THE BELT CAN BE DIFFICULT TO PULL OUT OF THE RETRACTOR AND SOME OCCUPANTS MAY NOT BE ABLE TO FASTEN THE BELT.
THIS CONDITION CAN PREVENT A PERSON FROM USING THEIR RESTRAINT SYSTEM RESULTING IN AN INCREASED RISK OF INJURY IN AN ACCIDENT.
DEALER WILL INSTALL A WEBBING STOP BUTTON IF THE CUSTOMER REQUESTS REPAIR.
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.
“Daughter was traveling approx. 45mph, according to police report, had lost control of vehicle after swerving. Hit enbankment on driver's side. Upon impact, air bag did not deploy. Vehicle flipped end over end. Driver died. *ak”
“Daughter was traveling approx. 45mph, according to police report, had lost control of vehicle after swerving. Hit enbankment on driver's side. Upon impact, air bag did not deploy. Vehicle flipped end over end. Driver died. *ak”
“The brake pads are rubbing against the brake disc causing them to prematurely wear. Brakes pads broke apart while driving 40 mph. Consumer was not applying brakes at this time all parts of brakes where distroyed.*yc.et.”
“Brakes failed, causing accident/injury.”
“No deployment of airbag in accident, resulting in injuries.”
“Electrical short, when driving vehicle console lights go off and vehicle stalls, lights will flash. *ak dealer found a loose connection to the battery which was what was causing the problems, dealer did not charge consumer for repairs and problem seems to have been corrected. *slc”
“Electrical short, when driving vehicle console lights go off and vehicle stalls, lights will flash. *ak dealer found a loose connection to the battery which was what was causing the problems, dealer did not charge consumer for repairs and problem seems to have been corrected. *slc”
“Electrical short, when driving vehicle console lights go off and vehicle stalls, lights will flash. *ak dealer found a loose connection to the battery which was what was causing the problems, dealer did not charge consumer for repairs and problem seems to have been corrected. *slc”
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 1993 Buick Riviera as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.