{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Canadian recall 2016659 (Gem), 2016 to 2017: Electrical",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-2016659/",
  "summary": "Transport Canada recall 2016659, GEM E6, E4, E2, EL XD, 2016-12-29. Note: This recall is replaced by recall 2018-394.",
  "excerpt": "Gem E6, E4, E2, El Xd. Published by Transport Canada as 2016659 on 29 December 2016. System: Electrical. What the notice says Note: This recall is replaced by recall 2018-394. Please click here for more information. On certain vehicles, the drive mode switch can send an improper electrical signal to the vehicle controller, resulting in an incorrect drive direction selection. When the vehicle is shifted to forward, due increased resistance … 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 2016659 , dated 29 December 2016. The American register carries the same defect as campaign 16V884 , dated 8 December 2016. They are the same defect because the manufacturer filed both under one internal campaign code, L1601 . Number 2016659 16V884 Dated 29 December 2016 8 December 2016 Register Transport Canada NHTSA The two registers are 21 days apart : the American entry is dated first, the Canadian 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 manufac",
  "register": {
    "authority": "Transport Canada",
    "country": "Canada",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-09-05T10:16:40+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-05T14:42:22+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Canadian recall 2016659 (Gem), 2016 to 2017: Electrical\", https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-2016659/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}