19V019000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
If the inflator explodes, sharp metal fragments may strike the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
2010 CHEVROLET MALIBU
3 safety recall campaigns, 2,204 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.
The record
Recall campaigns3
Park it0stop driving until repaired
Investigations0
Owner complaints2,204
Complaints citing a crash72
Complaints citing a fire17
Complaints are reports from owners of this model year, not findings about any particular vehicle, and a model that sold in large numbers will collect more of them. They are counted here as filed; nothing is inferred from them.
Recall campaigns 3 of 3
14V252000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
Any of the above failure conditions increases the risk of a crash.
12V460000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)
If the tabs were to fracture and separate, the shift lever and the actual position of the transmission gear may not match. The driver would be able to move the shifter to 'PARK' and remove the ignition key, but the transmission gear may not be in 'PARK.' The vehicle may not be able to be restarted and the vehicle could roll away after the driver has exited the vehicle, resulting in a possible crash without prior warning.
What owners report most
- 449STEERING
- 288ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- 227ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
- 183SERVICE BRAKES
- 176EXTERIOR LIGHTING
- 140AIR BAGS
- 120POWER TRAIN
- 115ENGINE
This page is about a model, not a car
Two 2010 CHEVROLET MALIBUs can have entirely different histories, and a recall campaign usually covers a build-date window rather than a whole model year — which a VIN does not encode, so only the door-jamb label settles it. Scanning the VIN adds the decode, the crash tests, the fuel economy and the complaints matched to that exact engine, trim and assembly plant.