2013 Chevrolet Malibu

US Recalls

NHTSA Recall US

• 21V00F000 2021-12-22

  Recall 21V00F000

  General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2010-2013 Buick Lacrosse, 2012-2013 Buick Regal, and 2013 Chevrolet Malibu vehicles sold or ever registered in Connecticut, Delaware, the District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, or Wisconsin. These vehicles may have rear…

  Recorded model years: 2013

• 21V633000 2021-08-12

  Recall 21V633000

  General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2013 Buick Regal, Chevrolet Malibu, and Buick Lacrosse vehicles sold or ever registered in Connecticut, Delaware, the District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, or Wisconsin. These vehicles may have rear toe links…

  Recorded model years: 2013

• 20V764000 2020-12-21

  Recall 20V764000

  General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2012-2013 Buick Regal, 2013 Chevrolet Malibu, and 2010-2013 Buick Lacrosse vehicles sold or ever registered in Connecticut, Delaware, the District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, or Wisconsin. These vehicles may have rear…

  Recorded model years: 2013

Showing 3 of 11 records held. The full set is available from the official source named above.

A further 58 records exist for the Chevrolet Malibu where the source stated no model year. They are not counted above and appear on no year page.

Campaign applicability can depend on build date, equipment and market, and a remedy may already have been completed. Confirm any campaign against the official record using the VIN.

Manufacturer Bulletins

NHTSA Manufacturer Communication US

• 11032947 2026-05-19

  PIP6113

  This document provides the technician with a diagnostic tip if the vehicle stalls and set diagnostic trouble code P0191 and may also set P0172. The diagnostic tip has the technician inspect the high pressure fuel pump body markings to confirm it is an original manufacture part. If it is not an original manufacture part, they should install one and evaluate…

  Recorded model years: 2013

• 11030974 2026-04-01

  PIT3271Q

  This preliminary information communicates information about how to determine if a wheel and tires size change is available.

  Recorded model years: 2013

• 11030092 2026-03-09

  PIP6104

  This Preliminary information communicates the steps on how to save a GDS2 Session Log and upload to a Technical Assistance Case in CX Connect.

  Recorded model years: 2013

Showing 3 of 1,999 records held. The full set is available from the official source named above.

A further 4,427 records exist for the Chevrolet Malibu where the source stated no model year. They are not counted above and appear on no year page.

A manufacturer communication is service guidance issued to dealers. It is not a safety recall, and its existence does not mean this vehicle has the described condition.

Investigations

NHTSA Investigation US

• AQ14001 2014-05-02

  Sands Chevrolet/Hybrid System Fire/Stall

  NHTSA opened AQ14-001 to determine whether Sands Chevrolet of Surprise, Arizona complied with the requirements of the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act, 49 U.S.C. Chapter 301 (Safety Act) and its implementing regulations. The Safety Act requires, among other things, that a manufacturer notify its dealers of defects related to motor vehicle safety and non-compliances with Federal Motor Vehicle…

  Recorded model years: 2013

• RQ13003 2013-07-05

  Generator Control Module Fires

  On July 5, 2013 the Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened Recall Query RQ13-003 to investigate whether the service procedures utilized in recall bulletins 13136 and 13142 for safety recall 13V-173 were sufficient to identify the safety defect in the subject vehicles.These safety recalls were issue on May 3, 2013 to address the improper function of the Generator Control Module…

  Recorded model years: 2013

A further 27 records exist for the Chevrolet Malibu where the source stated no model year. They are not counted above and appear on no year page.

An investigation records that a regulator reviewed a suspected defect. It is not itself a finding of defect and not a recall.

Canada Recalls

Transport Canada Recall CA

• 2021510 2021-08-12

  Transport Canada recall 2021510

  Issue: On certain vehicles, the protective coating on the rear suspension toe links may chip away. If this happens, the metal can rust and the toe link could break. A broken toe link can affect vehicle stability and could cause a loss of directional control. Note: This recall is an expansion of Transport Canada recall 2020-615. This recall only affects…

  Recorded model years: 2013

• 2020615 2020-12-10

  Transport Canada recall 2020615

  Issue: On certain vehicles, the protective coating on the rear suspension toe links may chip away. If this happens, the metal can rust and the toe link could break. A broken toe link can affect vehicle stability and could cause a loss of directional control. Note: This recall only affects vehicles that were originally sold or ever registered in areas…

  Recorded model years: 2013

• 2019420 2019-08-21

  Transport Canada recall 2019420

  Multiple source assertions are recorded for this identifier. Consult the official record for configuration-specific detail.

  Recorded model years: 2013

Showing 3 of 9 records held. The full set is available from the official source named above.

A further 49 records exist for the Chevrolet Malibu where the source stated no model year. They are not counted above and appear on no year page.

Canadian campaigns are recorded separately from US campaigns and do not imply one another.

Consumer Complaints

NHTSA Complaint US

922 complaint records in the dataset for this vehicle and year.

Outcomes stated in those reports

• reports mentioning a crash 38
• reports mentioning a fire 11
• reported injuries 34

Outcomes as stated by the person who filed the report. They are not verified, not adjudicated, and carry no exposure denominator, so they cannot be turned into a rate.

By system

• Electrical system423 (27.5%)Official recall records for this system: 12, covering model years 1997–2018.
• Engine237 (15.4%)Official recall records for this system: 3, covering model years 1999–2018.
• Steering197 (12.8%)Official recall records for this system: 8, covering model years 1997–2012.
• Stability & traction control84 (5.5%)Official recall records for this system: 2, covering model years 2004–2016.
• Air bags (restraint system)69 (4.5%)Official recall records for this system: 13, covering model years 1997–2018.
• Suspension66 (4.3%)Official recall records for this system: 7, covering model years 2013.
• Powertrain (transmission & drivetrain)61 (4.0%)Official recall records for this system: 13, covering model years 2004–2018.
• Brakes55 (3.6%)Official recall records for this system: 10, covering model years 2004–2019.

Other / uncategorized: 96 classifications (6.2%) were not assigned to a specific system by the source. They are counted but not treated as an issue area.

A single report can name several systems, so these figures overlap and must not be added together — their sum is larger than the report total above.

A further 20,484 complaint records exist for this vehicle where the source stated no model year. They are not counted above and appear on no year page.

These are owner-submitted allegations, not confirmed defects. Counts are record counts in the dataset. No exposure denominator exists, so no failure rate or reliability score can be derived from them.