{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "GM recall 16V498 (50190): Model Year 2016 Cruze",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/16v498/",
  "summary": "Recall 16V498 (General Motors): Without the identification code, the headlights may be improperly aimed during service, reducing nighttime visibility an...",
  "excerpt": "Chevrolet Cruze, model year 2016. Filed by General Motors LLC and reported to NHTSA on 1 July 2016. 32,913 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2016 Cruze vehicles manufactured November 5, 2015, to May 26, 2016. The headlight assemblies are not marked with a three-digit identifier code used to properly aim the headlights. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor … Is your vehicle included? Check with your VIN at NHTSA , 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. CarsMultiverse / Recalls General Motors's own number for this recall: 50190. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 16V498 is the number NHTSA gave the same campaign, and the number this page is filed under. They are one recall, written two ways. Answered from the register this site holds. NHTSA is the record to act on. What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “Without the identification code, the headlights may be improperly aimed during service, reducing nighttime visibility and increasing the risk of a crash.” 16V498 General Motors LLC Exterior Lighting:Headlights 1 July 2016 2016-2016 CHEVROLET CRUZE Without the identification code, the headlights may be improperly aimed during service, reducing nighttime visibi",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T18:33:45+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T11:12:29+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"GM recall 16V498 (50190): Model Year 2016 Cruze\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/16v498/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}