Recall 18V400000: 2016–2018 Chevrolet Malibu

Report received

Jun 14, 2018

Manufacturer

General Motors LLC

Potentially affected

66vehicles

Model years

2016–2018

Check your own vehicle. A recall applies only to vehicles within the affected build range. Enter your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Recall repairs are free at a franchised dealer.

What NHTSA recorded

General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2016-2018 Chevrolet Malibu vehicles. During servicing, a Passenger Presence System (PPS) may have been installed that was not correctly calibrated to the vehicle's seat type. As a result, the PPS may not properly identify an adult passenger from a child passenger in the front passenger seat, potentially causing the air bag to not deploy when it should, or causing the air bag to deploy when it shouldn't.

Possible consequence

In the event of a crash, improper air bag deployment can increase the risk of injury.

Remedy

GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front passenger PPS seat service kit, free of charge. The recall began August 7, 2018. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020. GM's number for this recall is 18208.

Affected model years

Pages for each model year show complaints, parts, mileage and other recalls.

• 2016 Chevrolet Malibu841 complaints
• 2017 Chevrolet Malibu705 complaints
• 2018 Chevrolet Malibu700 complaints