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2024 Chevrolet Malibu Recalls & Complaints

2

open safety recalls on record

Serious

55 owner complaints filed · Severity Index 0.33 · updated 2026-08-07

The recalls

Serious24V575000

Equipment:Other:Owners/Service/Other Manual

The wrong owner's manual may contain inaccurate information about vehicle functions and other safety relevant information, which could lead to improper operation of the vehicle and raises the risk of a crash or injury.

Remedy & full details

Dealers will provide owners with the correct manual, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed August 26, 2024. Owners may contact Cadillac's customer service at 1-800-458-8006 and Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020. GM's number for this recall is N242454040.

General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2024 Cadillac XT4 and Chevrolet Malibu vehicles. The vehicles may have the wrong owner's manual in the glove box. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 225, "Child Restraint Anchorage Systems."

Serious26V212000

Back Over Prevention: Sensing System: Camera

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

Remedy & full details

Dealers will inspect, and if necessary, replace the rearview camera, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed May 20, 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.

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

Complaint volume

55 this model-year 10 median, same year

Volume alone is not a fault rate — popular vehicles attract more reports. Read it next to the severity mix below.

What owners reported happened

5Crashes
0Fires
2Injuries
0Deaths

Across 55 complaints. Severity Index 0.33.

Severity Index weights each complaint's reported outcome (death ×10, injury ×4, fire ×3, crash ×2) and divides by total complaints. It measures how severe reports are, not how often faults occur.

What owners report most

Electrical System15 · 27%Unknown Or Other6 · 11%Back Over Prevention6 · 11%Power Train4 · 7%Engine3 · 5%Service Brakes2 · 4%Forward Collision Avoidan…2 · 4%Forward Collision Avoidan…2 · 4%
  1. Electrical System — 15 reports
  2. Unknown Or Other — 6 reports
  3. Back Over Prevention — 6 reports
  4. Power Train — 4 reports
  5. Engine — 3 reports
  6. Service Brakes — 2 reports
  7. Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking — 2 reports
  8. Forward Collision Avoidance: Adaptive Cruise Control — 2 reports
  9. Forward Collision Avoidance: Warnings — 2 reports
  10. Seats — 2 reports

What to do

  1. Find your 17-character VIN on the driver's door jamb or the base of the windscreen.
  2. Check it against NHTSA's official lookup at nhtsa.gov/recalls — the authoritative record for your exact car.
  3. Book the repair with any franchised dealer. Safety recall work is free, with no time limit and regardless of who owns the car now.

Other model years

1997 (6) · 1998 (5) · 1999 (3) · 2000 (5) · 2001 (4) · 2002 (4) · 2003 (3) · 2004 (9) · 2005 (6) · 2006 (9) · 2007 (6) · 2008 (5) · 2009 (6) · 2010 (4) · 2011 (4) · 2012 (3) · 2013 (10) · 2014 (6) · 2015 (3) · 2016 (9) · 2017 (4) · 2018 (6) · 2019 (1) · 2020 (1) · 2021 (2) · 2022 (1) · 2023 (2) · 2024 · 2025 (1)

Numbers in brackets are open recall campaigns for that year.

Questions

Does an open recall mean the car is unsafe to drive?

Not usually. NHTSA issues a "do not drive" or "park outside" advisory when a defect is dangerous enough to keep you out of the car — those are flagged Critical above. Everything else should be repaired promptly but is not an immediate stop-driving order.

Do I pay for recall repairs?

No. Federal law requires the manufacturer to fix a safety recall free of charge, including parts and labour, whether or not you are the original owner.

Why are there complaints but no recalls?

Complaints are unverified reports filed by owners. They can prompt an investigation, but many never become recalls — either the fault isn't safety-related or it isn't widespread.