Model year record

1983 Buick Riviera

1 recall campaign on file for this model year. 1 owner complaint on file.

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Recalls

Recall campaignNHTSA 82V110000

Visibility: windshield wiper/washer: motor

Component: Visibility: windshield wiper/washer: motor
Manufacturer: GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
Vehicles affected: 5,316
Reported to NHTSA: 1982-11-15
Owners notified: 1982-11-15

Defect description

DURING WINDSHIELD WIPER OPERATION, THE NOISE SUPPRESION CAPACITOR IN THE WIPER MOTOR RELAY MAY OVERHEAT.

Manufacturer remedy

THE DEALER WILL MODIFY THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR DELAY RELAY BY REMOVING THE NOISE SUPPRESION CAPACITOR. THIS WILL BE DONE FREE OF CHARGE.

Owner complaints

A complaint is one person's report to a federal agency. It is not a finding.

Component	Complaints	Median mileage
Power train: automatic transmission	1	—

The 1982 model has roughly the same number of complaints as this one. These figures reflect raw complaint counts, not failure rates. Higher-selling model years naturally receive more complaints.

Other Buick Riviera model years

1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 1985 198419831982 1981 1979 1978 1977 1976 1975 1974 1973 1972 1971 1970 1969 1966

All Buick Riviera recalls by year

Safety recall repairs are provided free of charge by franchised dealers, regardless of vehicle age or mileage. This page displays aggregated data for the model year. To check recall status for a specific vehicle, search its VIN at nhtsa.gov.