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.
2012 CHEVROLET MALIBU
2 safety recall campaigns, 1,472 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.
The record
Recall campaigns2
Park it0stop driving until repaired
Investigations0
Owner complaints1,472
Complaints citing a crash93
Complaints citing a fire24
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 2 of 2
14V252000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
Any of the above failure conditions increases the risk of a crash.
What owners report most
- 282ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- 195EXTERIOR LIGHTING
- 188STEERING
- 129ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
- 99ENGINE
- 99AIR BAGS
- 65SERVICE BRAKES
- 52VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
This page is about a model, not a car
Two 2012 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.