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Service bulletin 16NA279

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 id10082813
Published by NHTSA2016-10-18
Manufacturer's number16NA279
Manufacturer's date2016-08-31
NHTSA componentSERVICE BRAKES

NHTSA's summary

THIS TECHNICAL BULLETIN PROVIDES A PROCEDURE TO REPROGRAM THE BCM TO CORRECT THE CUSTOMERS CONCERN OF THE BRAKE LIGHT STAYS ON WITHOUT THE BRAKE PEDAL BEING PRESSED.

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

Brakes

Vehicles listed
CHEVROLET MALIBU2014, 2015, 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
20161992016-05-05. Brakes
20141712014-05-14. Brakes
14V2470002014-05-14. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM
20141682014-05-09. Brakes
14V2400002014-05-08. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC

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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