Service bulletin PIP-5390

A bulletin is a manufacturer's communication to its dealers, as NHTSA indexes it. The summary is NHTSA's. The document is the manufacturer's: read it at NHTSA. A bulletin is not a recall, and listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned.

The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
Type	Service bulletin
NHTSA id	10078718
Published by NHTSA	2016-08-16
Manufacturer's number	PIP-5390
Manufacturer's date	2016-04-15
NHTSA component	POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

NHTSA's summary

THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION ADVISES THE TECHNICIAN THAT THE MALIBU 5ET50 HYBRID TRANSMISSION AND TRANSMISSION COMPONENTS HAVE A PART RESTRICTION PROGRAM. THE TECHNICIAN WILL NEED TO CALL GENERAL MOTORS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CENTER (TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CENTER) FOR FURTHER ASSISTANCE.

The document

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Components

Transmission and driveline, Automatic transmission

Vehicles listed
CHEVROLET MALIBU	2016

Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
16V502000	2016-07-05. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION; POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)

A recall listed here may apply to some of the same vehicles. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle.

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