# NHTSA recall 18V230000

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: 18V230000
- Manufacturer's number: 18117
- Manufacturer: General Motors LLC
- Reported: 2018\-04\-12
- Owners notified: 2018\-05\-14
- Component: SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER
- Units potentially affected: 8738

## What is wrong

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.


## What can happen

If the seat belt fails to adequately restrain the passengers in a crash, it can increase the risk of injury.


## The remedy

GM will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the rear outboard seat belts, correcting the routing of the seat belts as necessary, free of charge.  The recall began May 14, 2018.  Owners may contact Buick customer service at 1\-800\-521\-7300.  GM's number for this recall is 18117.


## 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 2019 quarter 3
- Filed with NHTSA: 2019\-10\-25
- Vehicles in the campaign: 8738
- Reported remedied: 8665 \(99%\)
- Reported unreachable: 0
- Reported removed: 7

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2019 quarter 3, 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

- [2018 BUICK REGAL](/makes/buick/regal/2018/recalls.md). Built 2017\-06\-09 to 2018\-02\-22.

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

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

- [99\-09\-40\-005I](/bulletins/10239755.md), 2023-07-28, Service bulletin
- [PIC6014A](/bulletins/10234210.md), 2023-04-17, 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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