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.
2011 CHEVROLET MALIBU
3 safety recall campaigns, 1,526 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.
The record
Recall campaigns3
Park it0stop driving until repaired
Investigations0
Owner complaints1,526
Complaints citing a crash71
Complaints citing a fire25
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
15V269000
SEAT BELTS
If the cable breaks, the seat occupant may not be properly restrained in the event of a crash, increasing their risk of injury.
14V252000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
Any of the above failure conditions increases the risk of a crash.
What owners report most
- 229ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- 211STEERING
- 174ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
- 160ENGINE
- 123EXTERIOR LIGHTING
- 110POWER TRAIN
- 93AIR BAGS
- 85VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
This page is about a model, not a car
Two 2011 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.