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Service bulletin G-154030

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)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id10082200
Published by NHTSA2016-10-12
Manufacturer's numberG-154030
Manufacturer's date2012-12-20
NHTSA componentELECTRICAL SYSTEM; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL

NHTSA's summary

12292 - EMISSION RECALL. THE WIRING HARNESS CONNECTIONS FOR THE KNOCK SENSORS MAY BE REVERSED. THIS COULD CAUSE TOO MUCH OR TOO LITTLE SPARK ADVANCE, CAUSING PRE-IGNITION OR REDUCED ENGINE PERFORMANCE AND FUEL ECONOMY. DEALERS ARE TO REWORK THE WIRING HARNESS.

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

Electrical system, Engine, Exhaust and emissions

Vehicles listed
CHEVROLET MALIBU2013

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
16V5020002016-07-05. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION; POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)
20134012013-11-13. Electrical
13V5660002013-11-13. SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
20131492013-05-06. Electrical
13V1730002013-05-06. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
12V2240002012-05-18. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE

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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