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Service bulletin PIP5390G

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 id10154571
Published by NHTSA2019-03-18
Manufacturer's numberPIP5390G
Manufacturer's date2018-12-07
NHTSA componentPOWER TRAIN

NHTSA's summary

This Preliminary Information communication advises the technician that the Malibu 5ET50 Hybrid Transmission and Component has a part restriction program. The dealer will need to call General Motors Technical Assistance Center (Technical Assistance Center) for further assistance.

The document

The document is the manufacturer's. This site does not hold it. NHTSA files a document at one of these two addresses; we have not asked NHTSA which.

Components

Transmission and driveline

Vehicles listed
CHEVROLET MALIBU2016, 2017, 2018, 2019

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
20205202020-10-29. Powertrain
20V6680002020-10-29. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
16V5020002016-07-05. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION; POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)
20163412016-06-30. Powertrain

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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