Chevrolet Malibu (2016-2018): Air bags
Recall 18V400000 · Jun 14, 2018 · General Motors LLC
66
vehicles affected
66
vehicles affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 18V400000
- Date
- Jun 14, 2018
- Maker
- General Motors LLC
- Units affected
- 66
- Kind
- Vehicles
- Component
- Air bags > Sensor > Occupant classification
- Model years
- 2016-2018
- Started by
- The maker
- Hazard
- Crash risk
What is wrong
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.
What can happen
In the event of a crash, improper air bag deployment can increase the risk of injury.
The fix
Recall repairs are free of charge.
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.
Vehicles covered
1 model, 3 model years in all
Related pages
Questions and answers
Which vehicles are in recall 18V400000?
1 model: Chevrolet Malibu (2016-2018), about 66 vehicles in all.
What is the fix for recall 18V400000?
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.
What can happen?
In the event of a crash, improper air bag deployment can increase the risk of injury.
A recall means the maker found a safety problem and offers a free fix; it does not mean every unit has the problem. Units affected are as reported by the company. Popular models sell more and so have more recalls and complaints. Official public data; texts are shortened. A dealer can tell whether a single vehicle still needs the repair.