NHTSA Campaign 16V517000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
NHTSA campaign 16V517000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the electrical system: wiring. The repair is free.
General Motors LLC filed the report for 16V517000 with NHTSA on July 7, 2016; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 16V517000, NHTSA lists up to 42,984 potentially affected vehicles, built between November 3, 2009 and March 25, 2011.
The 16V517000 report reached NHTSA 5 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 16V517000 were scheduled from March 13, 2017, 249 days after the report.
16V517000 covers 1 model from Buick, model years 2011.
Owners of the model years 16V517000 covers have filed at least 75 complaints naming the electrical system, about this defect or others in the same group.
By potentially affected vehicles, 16V517000 ranks 88 of 243 General Motors LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 16V517000, General Motors LLC has 32 other recalls on the electrical system on this site; the one before 16V517000 was 16V502000, reported on July 5, 2016.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2011 Buick Regal vehicles manufactured November 3, 2009, to March 25, 2011, equipped with 8-way power adjustable front seats. The power seat wiring harness may contact the seat frame, causing the wires to chafe.
- The risk
- Chafed harness wires may cause a short circuit, increasing the risk of a fire.
- The fix
- GM will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and secure the wiring harness, and repair any chafed wires as necessary, free of charge. The recall began on March 13, 2017. Owners may contact Buick customer service at 1-800-521-7300. GM's number for this recall is 30710.
Reported July 7, 2016
Vehicles covered by 16V517000 (1)
Buick (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 16V517000, not that your own vehicle does: a campaign covers a range of VINs. A VIN check on NHTSA's lookup shows whether it is.
Newest record on this page: July 7, 2016. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted