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Year · Make · Model

2023 Chevrolet Malibu

What the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration knows about this vehicle: every recall, every consumer complaint, every defect investigation, every NCAP crash test. Sourced directly from NHTSA data feeds.

2
Open recalls
33
NHTSA complaints
0
Defect investigations
414
Service bulletins

NCAP safety

Overall
Frontal
Side
Rollover

Consumer complaints

33 filed
3
Crashes
1
Fires
3
Injuries reported
0
Fatalities reported

What people complain about

  • Engine
    10
  • Electrical System
    9
  • AIR Bags
    6
  • Power Train
    6
  • Unknown OR Other
    5
  • FUEL/PROPULSION System
    5
  • Steering
    3
  • STRUCTURE:BODY
    2

Recalls

2 campaigns
26V212000·BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA2026-04-02

General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2023-2025 Chevrolet Malibu vehicles. The rearview camera screen may display a distorted or blank image.

RiskA rearview image that does not display correctly reduces the driver's view behind the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.

FixDealers will inspect, and if necessary, replace the rearview camera, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed May 18, 2026. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020. GM's number for this recall is N262551720. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov on April 2, 2026.

22V923000·STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS2022-12-14

General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2022-2023 Chevrolet Malibu vehicles. The front impact bar, a structural portion of the vehicle frame, may not be properly welded to the front frame rail.

RiskAn improperly welded front impact bar may result in the front crash sensors not performing correctly, increasing the risk of injury in a crash.

FixDealers will inspect the right-hand and left-hand side of the vehicle's motor rail for an incomplete weld. If the condition is found, the vehicle will be repurchased by GM. Owner notification letters were mailed January 20, 2023. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020.

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