{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Canadian recall 2016605 (Sterling), 2008 to 2009: Electrical",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-2016605/",
  "summary": "Transport Canada recall 2016605, STERLING BULLET, 2016-12-05. On certain vehicles equipped with a 220 amp alternator, frequent load cycling at the rated.",
  "excerpt": "Sterling Bullet. Published by Transport Canada as 2016605 on 5 December 2016. System: Electrical. What the notice says On certain vehicles equipped with a 220 amp alternator, frequent load cycling at the rated amperage capacity and particularly in hot ambient conditions could cause the alternator to develop a short, increasing the risk of an engine compartment fire. A fire could increase the risk of injury and/or damage to property. … 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 2016605 , dated 5 December 2016. The American register carries the same defect as campaign 16V880 , dated 7 December 2016. They are the same defect because the manufacturer filed both under one internal campaign code, FL729 . Number 2016605 16V880 Dated 5 December 2016 7 December 2016 Register Transport Canada NHTSA The two registers are 2 days apart : the Canadian entry is dated first, the American one second. 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 cam",
  "register": {
    "authority": "Transport Canada",
    "country": "Canada",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-09-05T10:15:09+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-05T14:41:40+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Canadian recall 2016605 (Sterling), 2008 to 2009: Electrical\", https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-2016605/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}