NHTSA recall 16V108000
A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.
| Published by | NHTSA (United States) |
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| Campaign number | 16V108000 |
| Manufacturer's number | 21510 |
| Manufacturer | General Motors LLC |
| Reported | 2016-02-24 |
| Owners notified | 2016-03-21 |
| Component | STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM |
| Units potentially affected | 74 |
| Report | Quarterly report 6, for 2017 quarter 2 |
|---|---|
| Filed with NHTSA | 2017-07-24 |
| Vehicles in the campaign | 74 |
| Reported remedied | 71 (95%) |
| Reported unreachable | 0 |
| Reported removed | 0 |
These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2017 quarter 2, as filed with NHTSA. They do not say whether one vehicle has been remedied: check the VIN with the official lookups. The reports are from data as of 2026-10-19.
What is wrong
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2016 Buick Regal Vehicles manufactured August 30, 2015, to February 12, 2016. The affected vehicles have a power-steering assist system that may fail.
What can happen
A loss of power steering assist may increase the risk of a crash.
The remedy
GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the electric belt drive rack and pinion steering gear assembly, free of charge. The recall began on March 21, 2016. Owners may contact Buick customer service at 1-800-521-7300. GM's number for this recall is 21510.
Notes
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
| 2016 BUICK REGAL | Built 2015-08-30 to 2016-02-12. |
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A vehicle with no link is not in this site's catalog, which covers cars, multipurpose vehicles and trucks by model year. The campaign is from data as of 2026-10-19.
Bulletins for the same vehicles and component
| PIC6073D | 2018-03-12. Service bulletin. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about the Media Oriented Systems Transport Bus Diagnostic Tool Kit (EL-51578) has been released to help diagnose any of the Media Oriented Systems Transport bus concerns. The kit contains header connectors that are installed to bypass Media Oriented Systems Transport bus modules. The bypass connector also contains a terminal for verifying Media Oriented Systems Transport control circuit voltages. Technician should review Media Oriented Systems Transport bus description and operation and Diagnostic Trouble Code U0028 diagnostic procedures. |
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| PI1521A | 2017-12-22. Service bulletin. This preliminary informational bulletin provides repair information to correct a customer concern of loss of power steering assist, hard to steer, and/or "Service Power Steering" message on in DIC. |
| PI1521B | 2017-03-13. Service bulletin. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATIONAL BULLETIN PROVIDES A PROCEDURE TO REPLACE THE POWER STEERING FUSE FOR A CONDITION OF LOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST AND/OR SERVICE POWER STEERING MESSAGE DISPLAYED. |
| PI1294B | 2017-03-13. Service bulletin. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION BULLETIN PROVIDES A PROCEDURE TO CHECK THE GROUND CONNECTION AND REPROGRAM THE POWER STEERING CONTROL MODULE IF A CUSTOMER COMMENTS ON A INTERMITTENT SERVICE POWER STEERING MESSAGE IS DISPLAYED. |
| SB-16-NA-109 | 2016-08-06. Service bulletin. "THIS TECHNICAL BULLETIN PROVIDES A PROCEDURE TO INSPECT THE STEERING GEAR FOR A NORMAL CONDITION OF GREASE OR SEALANT ON EXTERIOR CASE OF GEAR DUE TO THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS." |
| PI-1521 | 2016-02-13. Service bulletin. BUICK/CADILLAC/CHEVROLET/GMC: DUE TO AN IMPROPER JUMP START, THE POWER STEERING FUSE WAS EITHER BLOWN OR FAILED, CAUSING A HARD STEERING. OR LOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST. MODEL 2013-16 LACROSSE, REGAL, MALIBU, 2010-13 EQUINOX, TERRAIN, 2014-15 ELR, 2014-16 IMPALA, 2012-15 VERANO, 2011-15 CRUZE, VOLT. *PE |
A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.