2018 Chevrolet Malibu Recall NHTSA 18V400000

Release Date:

June 14, 2018

Applicable Country:

USA

NHTSA Campaign Number:

18V400000

Manufacturer:

General Motors LLC

Component(s):

• AIR BAGS
  • SENSOR
    • OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION

Summary

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.

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.

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.

Other Vehicles Affected By This Recall

• 2016 Chevrolet Malibu
• 2017 Chevrolet Malibu

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