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2016 Buick Regal Recalls & Complaints

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open safety recall on record

Serious

61 owner complaints filed · Severity Index 0.07 · updated 2026-08-07

The recalls

Serious16V108000

Steering:Electric Power Assist System

loss of power steering assist may raises the risk of a crash.

Remedy & full details

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.

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.

Complaint volume

61 this model-year 7 median, same year

Volume alone is not a fault rate — popular vehicles attract more reports. Read it next to the severity mix below.

What owners reported happened

0Crashes
0Fires
1Injuries
0Deaths

Across 61 complaints. Severity Index 0.07.

Severity Index weights each complaint's reported outcome (death ×10, injury ×4, fire ×3, crash ×2) and divides by total complaints. It measures how severe reports are, not how often faults occur.

What owners report most

Steering10 · 16%Electrical System6 · 10%Unknown Or Other5 · 8%Power Train5 · 8%Vehicle Speed Control5 · 8%Engine5 · 8%Exterior Lighting4 · 7%Visibility/Wiper3 · 5%
  1. Steering — 10 reports
  2. Electrical System — 6 reports
  3. Unknown Or Other — 5 reports
  4. Power Train — 5 reports
  5. Vehicle Speed Control — 5 reports
  6. Engine — 5 reports
  7. Exterior Lighting — 4 reports
  8. Visibility/Wiper — 3 reports
  9. Service Brakes — 3 reports
  10. Forward Collision Avoidance: Adaptive Cruise Control — 2 reports

What to do

  1. Find your 17-character VIN on the driver's door jamb or the base of the windscreen.
  2. Check it against NHTSA's official lookup at nhtsa.gov/recalls — the authoritative record for your exact car.
  3. Book the repair with any franchised dealer. Safety recall work is free, with no time limit and regardless of who owns the car now.

Other model years

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Numbers in brackets are open recall campaigns for that year.

Questions

Does an open recall mean the car is unsafe to drive?

Not usually. NHTSA issues a "do not drive" or "park outside" advisory when a defect is dangerous enough to keep you out of the car — those are flagged Critical above. Everything else should be repaired promptly but is not an immediate stop-driving order.

Do I pay for recall repairs?

No. Federal law requires the manufacturer to fix a safety recall free of charge, including parts and labour, whether or not you are the original owner.

Why are there complaints but no recalls?

Complaints are unverified reports filed by owners. They can prompt an investigation, but many never become recalls — either the fault isn't safety-related or it isn't widespread.

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