# Recalls that may apply to the 1990 Buick Riviera

A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.

## United States (NHTSA), as of 2026-10-19

- [95V110000](/recalls/nhtsa/95V110000.md), 1995-05-31: SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING. 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. Built 1989\-03\-01 to 1992\-07\-01.
- [91V158000](/recalls/nhtsa/91V158000.md), 1991-09-13: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:BRAKE FLUID LOW WARNING: LAMP. BRAKE INDICATOR LIGHT MAY NOT LIGHT WHEN IGNITION IS IN THE "ON" POSITION, THE PARKING BRAKE IS APPLIED, AND THE SHIFT SELECTOR IS IN THE PARK OR NEUTRAL GEAR RANGE. Built 1989\-08\-01 to 1990\-03\-01.
- [90V164000](/recalls/nhtsa/90V164000.md), 1990-09-06: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT. TRANSAXLE SHIFT CONTROL CABLE MAY DISENGAGE FROM THE FROM THE FLOOR SHIFT CONTROL WITH LOSS OF GEAR INDICATOR REFERENCE AND SHIFT SELECTOR OPERATION. Built 1990\-03\-01 to 1990\-04\-01.
- [90V028000](/recalls/nhtsa/90V028000.md), 1990-02-12: SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR. MISALIGNED REAR SEAT SAFETY BELT SHOULDER RETRACTOR ASSEMBLIES COULD CAUSE PENDULUM INTERFERENCE, CAUSING THE BELT TO REMAIN IN LOCKED POSITION OR TO TRAVEL FREELY WITHOUT LOCKING. Built 1989\-09\-01 to 1989\-10\-01.

## Canada (Transport Canada), as of 2026-10-19

- [1995101](/recalls/tc/1995101.md), 1995-06-16: Seats And Restraints. ON CERTAIN TORONADO TROFEO'S THE FRONT OUTER SHOULDER BELT WEB SEW STOP MAY BECOME STUCK IN THE RETRACTOR. THIS COULD MAKE THE BELT DIFFICULT TO PULL OUT OF THE RETRACTOR, AND SOME OCCUPANTS MAY BE UNABLE TO FASTEN THE BELT. IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH, UNBELTED OCCUPANTS ARE AT A SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER RISK OF INJURY THAN THOSE WHO ARE BELTED. CORRECTION: A WEBBING STOP BUTTON WILL BE INSTALLED ON AFFECTED VEHICLES.
- [1991130](/recalls/tc/1991130.md), 1991-09-20: Lights And Instruments. VEHICLES DO NOT COMPLY WITH C.M.V.S.S.105\- HYDRAULIC BRAKE   SYSTEMS AND C.M.V.S.S.101\- CONTROL LOCATION AND IDENTIFICATION. THE BRAKE SYSTEM INDICATOR LIGHT DOES NOT LIGHT WHEN THE IGNITION   IS IN THE "ON" POSITION, THE PARKING BRAKE APPLIED, AND THE SHIFT   SELECTOR IN THE \(P\) PARK OR \(N\) NEUTRAL GEAR RANGE POSITION. CORRECTION: THE PROGRAMMABLE READ ONLY MEMORY \(PROM\) IN THE BODY   COMPUTER MODULE \(BCM\) WILL BE REPLACED.
- [1990186](/recalls/tc/1990186.md), 1990-11-30: Seats And Restraints. IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT REQUIRING DEPLOYMENT OF THE DRIVER'S   SIDE AIR BAG, THE INFLATOR MODULE COULD SEPARATE AND THE AIR BAG   WILL NOT INFLATE AS INTENDED. IN ADDITION, SEPARATION OF THE   INFLATOR MODULE MAY RESULT IN HOT GASES ESCAPING INTO THE   OCCUPANT COMPARTMENT, PRESENTING THE POSSIBILITY OF BURN INJURY   TO VEHICLE OCCUPANTS. CORRECTION: THE AIR BAG INFLATOR MODULES WILL BE REPLACED.
- [1990142](/recalls/tc/1990142.md), 1990-09-12: Powertrain. THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT CONTROL CABLE MAY DISENGAGE FROM THE FLOOR   CONTROL ASSEMBLY RESULTING IN LOSS OF INDICATOR REFERENCE AND   SHIFT OPERATION. THIS COULD RESULT IN THE TRANSMISSION NOT BEING   IN THE GEAR INDICATED BY THE SELECTOR THEREBY ALLOWING THE   VEHICLE TO ROLL AWAY IF PARKED ON AN INCLINE OR TO PROCEED IN A   DIRECTION OPPOSITE TO THE ONE SELECTED. CORRECTION: TRANSMISSION SHIFT CONTROL CABLE RETAINING CLIP WILL   BE INSTALLED ON SUSPECT VEHICLES.
- [1990025](/recalls/tc/1990025.md), 1990-02-09: Seats And Restraints. A MISALIGNED REAR SEAT SHOULDER BELT RETRACTOR ASSEMBLY MAY RESULT IN PENDULUM INTERFERENCE CAUSING THE BELT TO REMAIN IN THE LOCKED POSITION OR TO TRAVEL FREELY WITHOUT LOCKING. A NON\-LOCKING SHOULDER BELT RETRACTOR COULD INCREASE THE LIKELIHOOD OF INJURY TO A SEAT OCCUPANT IN THE EVENT OF A SUDDEN STOP OR VEHICLE CRASH. CORRECTION: DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND, IF NECESSARY, REALIGN THR REAR SHOULDER BELT RETRACTOR ASSEMBLY.

## Check a VIN

- [NHTSA recall lookup by VIN, United States](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls)
- [Transport Canada recall search, Canada](https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng)

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