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1987 Buick Regal

Still searching · Feb 2026 Brown Coupe
Vehicle Identification Number 1G4GJ1175HP443479
Year1987
MakeBuick
ModelRegal
ColourBrown
StatusSearching
Tracked byAndy
01Decoded from the VIN

Every character says something

Seventeen characters tell you who built this Regal, what it is, when and where it was made — and the last six are its own place in line.

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Manufacturer · 1–31G4General Motors LLC
Attributes · 4–8GJ117Model, body and engine family
Check digit · 95Verified — the check digit matches
Model year · 10HH = 1987
Plant · 11PPontiac, Michigan
Serial no. · 12–17443479Production sequence number
BodyCoupe
Engine3.8 L · 6-cyl · gasoline
Doors2
Built inPontiac, Michigan, USA
Weight classClass 1: 6,000 lb or less

Decoded from public NHTSA data.

02Recall history

Three recalls since 1987

Open recalls are free to fix at a dealer — whoever owns the car now.

NHTSA · 1987 Buick Regal1987 → 2006
3recalls on file
for this model
1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015 2020 2025 Oct 26, 1987 — Power train — automatic transmission 1 Jun 16, 1989 — Vehicle speed control 2 May 19, 2006 — Fuel system, gasoline 3
1Power train — automatic transmission

MANUAL VALVE LINK IN THE TRANSMISSION MAY HAVE BEEN IMPROPERLY FORMED.

87V168000
2Vehicle speed control

A SMALL NYLON BUSHING IN THE CRUISE CONTROL SERVO BAIL MAY SLIP OUT OF PLACE, CAUSING INTERMITTENT AND UNEXPECTED INCREASES IN ENGINE SPEED OR…

89V102000
3Fuel system, gasoline

CERTAIN REPLACEMENT FUEL FILTERS, FRAM BRAND NAME P/N G3727, WITH DATE CODES X52911 THROUGH X60801 SEQUENTIALLY OR X600141 AND A MEXICO COUNTRY OR…

06E043000
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