# NHTSA recall 16V517000

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 \(United States\)
- Campaign number: 16V517000
- Manufacturer's number: 30710
- Manufacturer: General Motors LLC
- Reported: 2016\-07\-07
- Owners notified: 2017\-03\-13
- Component: SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
- Units potentially affected: 42984

## What is wrong

General Motors LLC \(GM\) is recalling certain model year 2011 Buick Regal vehicles manufactured November 3, 2009, to March 25, 2011, equipped with 8\-way power adjustable front seats.  The power seat wiring harness may contact the seat frame, causing the wires to chafe.


## What can happen

Chafed harness wires may cause a short circuit, increasing the risk of a fire.


## The remedy

GM will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and secure the wiring harness, and repair any chafed wires as necessary, free of charge.  The recall began on March 13, 2017.  Owners may contact Buick customer service at 1\-800\-521\-7300.  GM's number for this recall is 30710.


## 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.


## Remedy progress the manufacturer reported

- Report: Quarterly report 6, for 2018 quarter 2
- Filed with NHTSA: 2018\-07\-26
- Vehicles in the campaign: 42984
- Reported remedied: 28310 \(65%\)
- Reported unreachable: 600
- Reported removed: 2073

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2018 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.

## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2011 BUICK REGAL](/makes/buick/regal/2011/recalls.md). Built 2009\-11\-03 to 2011\-03\-25.

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.

- [130089008](/bulletins/10246630.md), 2023-12-11, Service bulletin
- [PIT5962](/bulletins/10230693.md), 2023-01-30, Service bulletin
- [PIC5852C](/bulletins/10178316.md), 2020-08-10, Service bulletin
- [100089005G](/bulletins/10159575.md), 2019-05-13, Service bulletin
- [100089005H](/bulletins/10154629.md), 2019-03-18, Service bulletin
- [10\-00\-89\-005C](/bulletins/10139026.md), 2018-06-04, Service bulletin
- [10\-00\-89\-005E](/bulletins/10137237.md), 2018-05-21, Service bulletin
- [13\-00\-89\-008A](/bulletins/10135394.md), 2018-05-07, Service bulletin
- [13\-08\-116\-001](/bulletins/10133149.md), 2018-04-16, Service bulletin
- [PI0924](/bulletins/10130613.md), 2018-04-02, Service bulletin

## Check a VIN

- [NHTSA recall lookup by VIN, United States](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls)
- [Transport Canada recall search, Canada](https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng)

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