There are 4 owner-reported air bags & restraints complaints for the 2002 Buick Regalin NHTSA's database. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
EASTBOUND FLOATING BRIDGE ROAD ST JOE COUNTY MICHIGAN SWERVED TO MISS SMALL ANIMAL EXITED RIGHT SIDE OF ROAD STRUCK A TREE DRIVER TAKEN TO HOSPITAL CDR SYSTEM INDICATED THAT THE DRIVER (ME) WAS NOT WEARING A SEAT BELT I WAS! AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY DRIVER SUSTAINED SMASHED RIGHT SHOULDER AND ANKLE. AMBULANCE 4 SURGERIES MORE COMING REHA CENTER FOR 3 WEEKS AND THEN OUTPATIENT REHAB STILL RECOVERING AT HOME PREVIOUS ACCIDENT 12/2012 DRIVER HIT A LAMP POST IN KALAMAZOO PARKING LOT DAMAGE IN SAME AREA FRONT.SPEED 15-20 BUMPER AND FRAME DAMAGE (NO POLICE REPORT) (NO INJURIES) GM DEALERSHIP (PAW PAW MICHIGAN THAT REPAIRED THOUGHT IT WAS STRANGE THAT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY FOR THE AMOUNT OF DAMAGE. *TR
CONSUMER STATES: WERE IN MIDDLE LANE GETTING READY TO MERGE TO THE LEFT TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN AND ALL THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED ALL AT ONCE,CLEAR DAY WAS NO RAIN OR SNOW. VEHICLE HAS BEEN INSPECTED SAID COMPUTERS IN VEHICLE SAID NO AIR BAGS HAD DEPLOYED ONE OF THREE COMPUTERS FAILED BUT COMPUTERS THEMSELVES DIDN'T SHOW AIR BAGS DEPLOYING.*AK
WHILE SITTING AT AN INTERSECTION ANOTHER VEHICLE REAR ENDED CONSUMER'S VEHICLE. THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO MOVE FORWARD AND THE SEAT BELT FAILED TO HOLD THE DRIVER AND SHE HIT HER HEAD ON THE STEERING WHEEL. *AK *JB
CONSUMER STATES THAT REAR PASSENGER SEAT BELT DOES NOT LOCK.*AK
Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA. A high complaint count may reflect vehicle popularity, not defect severity. Data sourced from NHTSA public records.
Data synced from NHTSA on Apr 25, 2026