Buick Encore: Reporting Safety Defects / Reporting Safety Defects to General Motors

Buick Encore 2020-2026 Owner's Manual / Customer Information / Reporting Safety Defects / Reporting Safety Defects to General Motors

In addition to notifying NHTSA (or Transport Canada) in a situation like this, notify General Motors.

In the U.S., call 1-800-521-7300, or write:

Buick Customer Assistance Center

P.O. Box 33136

Detroit, MI 48232–5136

In Canada, call 1-800-263-3777 (English) or 1-800-263-7854 (French), or write:

General Motors of Canada Company

Customer Care Centre, Mail Code:

CA1-163-005

1908 Colonel Sam Drive

Oshawa, Ontario L1H 8P7

In Mexico, call 800-200-28425 or 800-466-0818.

In other Central America and Caribbean Countries, call 52-555-901-2369.

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