Problems owners report
Complaints filed with NHTSA about the 1993 Buick Roadmaster, by the system named in each complaint. One complaint can name several.
- Air bags9
- Visibility8
- Service brakes, hydraulic8
- Suspension6
- Seat belts5
- Engine and engine cooling3
- Vehicle speed control3
- Steering3
- Power train3
- Unknown or other2
NHTSA ODI complaints (public domain) · updated 23 Oct 2026 · 7 injuries and 0 deaths reported
Compared with other years
NHTSA ODI complaints by model year
Fatal crashes in the US
From 2020 to 2023, 3 1993 Roadmaster vehicles were involved in crashes on US public roads in which someone died; 2 people died inside them. This is a count, not a crash rate: it grows with the number of cars on the road.
NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), crash years 2020–2023 (public domain)
New York safety inspections
At its first New York inspection the 1993 Buick Roadmaster failed the safety check 0.95% of the time — 21% less often than the average 1993 passenger car (1.20%). Median odometer at inspection: 117,353 miles.
NY DMV Vehicle Inspections (vezn-fmmk), initial inspections since Aug 2021 · how we count
In New Zealand
4 1993 cars are on the New Zealand register; 100% arrived as used imports, 0% were sold new in New Zealand.
NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi, Motor Vehicle Register (March 2026) · CC BY 4.0
Recalls
No recall campaigns cover the 1993 Buick Roadmaster.
Whether a recall was fixed on a particular car is known only to the manufacturer: check the VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
NHTSA recalls · summaries in NHTSA's own words
Service bulletins
What Buick told its dealers about the 1993 Buick Roadmaster: known faults, fixes and updates.
| Bulletin | Summary |
|---|---|
| 634999 | DIAGNOSIS OF CRACKED OR BROKEN TRANSMISSION CASE. *TT 2006 AND PRIOR CARS AND LIGHT DUTY TRUCKS. *TT |
| 52566 | DOORS LOCK/UNLOCK ERRATICALLY WHEN USING REMOTE TRANSMITTER (INSTALL NEW REMOTE DOOR/REAR COMPARTMENT RECEIVER). *TW |
| 45823 | UNKNOWN |
| 37951 | WIPER CHATTER DURING COLD WEATHER. *TW |
| 10246631 | Expanded Availability for Remanufacture and Return (R&R) Electronic Control Modules |
NHTSA manufacturer communications (public domain)