# NHTSA recall 26V113000

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.

- Published by: NHTSA \(United States\)
- Campaign number: 26V113000
- Manufacturer's number: N252537580
- Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
- Reported: 2026\-02\-26
- Owners notified: 2026\-04\-03
- Component: SUSPENSION:REAR
- Units potentially affected: 17050
- Part numbers: 13219171, 22924230

## What is wrong

General Motors, LLC \(GM\) is recalling certain 2012–2013 Buick Regal Turbo and GS trim\-level vehicles that were sold or ever registered, in Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, or Wisconsin.  The rear suspension toe links may have received improper corrosion protection, which can result in rear toe link fracture.


## What can happen

Rear toe link fracture can cause a loss of vehicle control, increasing the risk of a crash.


## The remedy

Dealers will replace the rear suspension toe links and adjuster fasteners, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed April 3, 2026. Owners may contact Buick customer service at 1\-800\-521\-7300.  GM's number for this recall is N252537580. This recall expands previous NHTSA recall numbers 20V764, 21V633, and 21V00F.


## Remedy progress the manufacturer reported

- Report: Quarterly report 1, for 2026 quarter 2
- Filed with NHTSA: 2026\-07\-21
- Vehicles in the campaign: 17050
- Reported remedied: 2995 \(17%\)
- Reported unreachable: 392
- Reported removed: 3497

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2026 quarter 2, as filed with NHTSA. They do not say whether one vehicle has been remedied: check the VIN with the official lookups. The reports are from data as of 2026\-10\-19.

## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2012 BUICK REGAL](/makes/buick/regal/2012/recalls.md). Built 2012\-01\-03 to 2012\-08\-07.
- [2013 BUICK REGAL](/makes/buick/regal/2013/recalls.md). Built 2012\-05\-16 to 2013\-09\-07.

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.

- [PI0281L](/bulletins/11019516.md), 2025-06-12, Service bulletin
- [05\-03\-08\-002J](/bulletins/11007936.md), 2024-09-20, Service bulletin
- [05\-03\-08\-002J](/bulletins/11007935.md), 2024-09-20, Service bulletin
- [15\-00\-89\-004G](/bulletins/11000119.md), 2024-05-15, Service bulletin
- [PIT5214F](/bulletins/10247352.md), 2023-12-18, Service bulletin
- [PIT5214](/bulletins/10245907.md), 2023-12-04, Service bulletin
- [03\-00\-91\-001I](/bulletins/10245395.md), 2023-11-22, Service bulletin
- [15\-00\-89\-004F](/bulletins/10242061.md), 2023-09-08, Service bulletin
- [PI0281J](/bulletins/10235561.md), 2023-05-04, Service bulletin
- [15\-00\-89\-004E](/bulletins/10222777.md), 2022-10-11, Service bulletin

## 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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