{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Canadian recall 2016116 (Chevrolet), 2016: Structure",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-2016116/",
  "summary": "Transport Canada recall 2016116, CHEVROLET MALIBU, 2016-03-11. Certain vehicles may not comply with the side impact protection requirements of United States.",
  "excerpt": "Chevrolet Malibu. Published by Transport Canada as 2016116 on 11 March 2016. System: Structure. What the notice says Certain vehicles may not comply with the side impact protection requirements of United States Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 214, which is voluntarily-adopted in Canada. The two weld studs that mount the front and rear side impact airbag (“SIAB”) inflators to the seat frame may fracture and separate during … Is your vehicle included? Check with your VIN at Transport Canada , or ask a dealer. This page is an independent copy of the notice, kept so you can see what changed after it was published. It is not the authority, and the authority’s own text is the one to act on. Transport Canada carries this recall as 2016116 , dated 11 March 2016. The American register carries the same defect as campaign 16V151 , dated 11 March 2016. They are the same defect because the manufacturer filed both under one internal campaign code, 31820 . Number 2016116 16V151 Dated 11 March 2016 11 March 2016 Register Transport Canada NHTSA Make Chevrolet Both registers carry the same date for this defect. These are the dates each register records against its own notice. They are separate administrative acts in two countries, recorded by two authorities under two sets of rules, and this page does not claim that one caused the other or that owners in either country were contacted on those days. What it shows is that the same manufacturer campaign reached the two registers on differen",
  "register": {
    "authority": "Transport Canada",
    "country": "Canada",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-09-05T10:04:57+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-05T14:37:12+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Canadian recall 2016116 (Chevrolet), 2016: Structure\", https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-2016116/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}