{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Canadian recall 2016350 (Buick), 2011: Electrical",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-2016350/",
  "summary": "Transport Canada recall 2016350, BUICK REGAL, 2016-07-07. On certain vehicles equipped with 8-way power adjustable front seats, the wiring harness of the.",
  "excerpt": "Buick Regal. Published by Transport Canada as 2016350 on 7 July 2016. System: Electrical. What the notice says On certain vehicles equipped with 8-way power adjustable front seats, the wiring harness of the power seats may contact the seat frame and chafe. Over time, chaffed wires could cause an electrical short which could result in inoperative power seat adjustments, flickering lights on the instrument panel, sparking, smoke … 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 2016350 , dated 7 July 2016. The American register carries the same defect as campaign 16V517 , dated 7 July 2016. They are the same defect because the manufacturer filed both under one internal campaign code, 30710 . Number 2016350 16V517 Dated 7 July 2016 7 July 2016 Register Transport Canada NHTSA Make Buick 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 different dates. Read",
  "register": {
    "authority": "Transport Canada",
    "country": "Canada",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-09-05T10:04:57+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-05T14:37:11+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Canadian recall 2016350 (Buick), 2011: Electrical\", https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-2016350/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}