Transport Canada carries this recall as 2016351, dated 7 July 2016. The American register carries the same defect as campaign 16V521, dated 8 July 2016. They are the same defect because the manufacturer filed both under one internal campaign code, 51230.
| Canada | United States | |
|---|---|---|
| Number | 2016351 | 16V521 |
| Dated | 7 July 2016 | 8 July 2016 |
| Register | Transport Canada | NHTSA |
| Make | Chevrolet | |
The two registers are 1 day 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 campaign reached the two registers on different dates.
Read the American notice 16V521, including every earlier version of its wording this site holds. The Canadian register explains why the manufacturer code is published there and what that makes possible. Canada and America sets every matched pair side by side.
What Transport Canada published
- Recall number
- 2016351
- Recall date
- 7 July 2016
- Make
- Chevrolet
- Models
- Malibu
- Model years
- 2016
- Vehicle class
- Car
- System
- High Voltage
- Raised as
- Safety Mfr
- Vehicles affected
- 33
- Register
- Canada — Transport Canada, Vehicle Recalls Database
On certain hybrid vehicles, the manual service disconnect (MSD) may not have been properly installed and may not be locked in position. This could cause the MSD to become loose and disconnect while driving, which could cut off all high-voltage power to the vehicle. The loss of high-voltage power could cause the vehicle to stall without warning, which would result in lost propulsion which, in conjunction with traffic and road conditions, and the driver's reactions, could increase the risk of a crash causing injury and/or damage to property. Correction: Dealers will inspect and seat the MSD connector properly. The dealer will also install an updated calibration to monitor if the high voltage interlock loop is incomplete.
The wording above is the department's own, as it stood in the monthly file this site last read. Vehicle counts are the sum of the counts published for each make and model the recall covers. To act on a recall, use the official notice: Transport Canada recall 2016351.