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Service bulletin 16-NA-148

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The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id10081362
Published by NHTSA2016-10-03
Manufacturer's number16-NA-148
Manufacturer's date2016-05-05
NHTSA componentSTRUCTURE:BODY:TRUNK LID

NHTSA's summary

THIS TECHNICAL BULLETIN PROVIDES A PROCEDURE TO REMOVE MATERIAL FROM THE HANDLE OPENING IN THE TRUNK LID TRIM PANEL TO CORRECT A CUSTOMER CONCERN THAT THE POWER TRUNK WILL NOT OPEN WHEN ACTIVATING EITHER THE KEY FOB OR THE REAR TOUCH-PAD CAUSED BY TO INTERFERENCE BETWEEN THE ETR HANDLE AND THE TRIM MATERIAL.

The document

No address for NHTSA's copy can be built for this communication. Ask the dealer for it by the manufacturer's number.

Components

Body and frame

Vehicles listed
CHEVROLET MALIBU2016

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
20161162016-03-11. Structure

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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