{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "GM recall 18V230 (18117): 2018 Buick Regal",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/18v230/",
  "summary": "Recall 18V230 (General Motors): If the seat belt fails to adequately restrain the passengers in a crash, it can increase the risk of injury.",
  "excerpt": "Buick Regal, model year 2018. Filed by General Motors LLC and reported to NHTSA on 12 April 2018. 8,738 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2018 Buick Regal vehicles. During the manufacturing process, the rear seat belts may have been improperly routed around the bolster bracket on the rear outboard seats, which can cause inadequate restraint of the passengers. 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: 18117. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 18V230 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: “If the seat belt fails to adequately restrain the passengers in a crash, it can increase the risk of injury.” 18V230 General Motors LLC Seat Belts:Rear/Other 12 April 2018 2018-2018 BUICK REGAL If the seat belt fails to adequately restrain the passengers in a crash, it can increase the risk of injury. GM will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the rear outboard seat belts, correcting the routing of the ",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T19:37:08+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T14:07:23+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"GM recall 18V230 (18117): 2018 Buick Regal\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/18v230/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}