General Motors LLC: Air Bags › Frontal › Driver Side › Inflator Module
General Motors LLC reported this defect to federal regulators on Jan 16, 2019 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 1,145. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2010-2011 Chevrolet Malibu vehicles. In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the driver frontal air bag, the air bag inflator may explode due to being overpressurized.
The risk
If the inflator explodes, sharp metal fragments may strike the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
The remedy
GM has notified owners, and dealers will replace the front driver air bag module, free of charge. The recall began February 25, 2019. Owners may contact GM customer service at 1-800-522-9559. GM's number for this recall is N182206630.
2 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 Chevrolet Malibu | 978 | 4 | 17 | 40 |
| 2010 Chevrolet Malibu | 1,363 | 4 | 14 | 41 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 19V019000.
Full record for the 2011 Chevrolet Malibu → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →