IllustrationWHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE THE AIR BAG LIGHT CUTS ON AND STAYS ON UNTIL THE VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF OFF. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK
1993 Buick Roadmaster
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
Similar to other model years
Owner complaints for the 1993 Buick Roadmaster do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 46.
About this comparison →How this year compares
Owner complaints by model year
Compare all Roadmaster years →Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.
What owners reported most
All reported categories
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
Limited mileage data: 2 of 46 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.
NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.
What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Air Bags. Review the 9 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic. Review the 8 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Visibility. Review the 8 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
10 crash reports1 fire reports7 injury reports
Air Bags complaints
9 reportsVEHICLE HIT A TREE AND AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK
NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIRBAG DURING COLLISION.
INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION AND THE DRIVERS SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
DRIVERS AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY AFTER HITTING A TREE. TT
DURING HEAD ON COLLISION AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. TT
UPON IMPACT, DURING FRONTAL CRASH AT APPROX. 35MPH, 11:45 ON FRONT BUMPER, AIRBAG FAIL TO DEPLOY. TT
NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S AIR BAG DURING ACCIDENT. *SKD
NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S AIR BAG DURING ACCIDENT, RESULTING IN INJURY. *SKD
Official recalls
0No recalls in this snapshot.
Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗
NHTSA investigations
0No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.