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Service bulletins for the 1997 Chevrolet Malibu

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.

119 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.

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Bulletins, newest first
0505230012005-05-13. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC. REVISED BRAKE SYSTEM SPECIFICATIONS. *TT
012920042005-04-06. Service bulletin. STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM. POWER STEERING GEAR LOWER PINION BEARING, SAFETY RECALL 03062. *TT
0008420072005-02-15. Service bulletin. EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS. STOP TAIL LAMP INOPERATIVE OR INTERMITTENT AND OR WATER IN LAMP. *EH
31212004-11-03. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER. HVAC WILL CHANGE FROM RECIRC MODE TO FRESH AIR MODE WHEN DRIVING. *SC
101720022004-10-01. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. ENGINE STARTS AND IMMEDIATELY STALLS AND THEN CAN BE RESTARTED AND WILL RUN NORMALLY. *TT
041520042004-09-17. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:WHEEL SPEED SENSOR. VEHICLES MAY SET ANYONE OR A COMBINATION OF FRONT-WHEEL SPEED SENSOR ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM CODES AS INTERMITTENT OR HARD FAILURES. GM VOICEMAIL EXPRESS. *TT
009662004-07-12. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:WHEEL SPEED SENSOR. ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM (ABS) FRONT WHEEL SPEED CODES - JUMPER HARNESS. *TT
00966B2004-06-09. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:WHEEL SPEED SENSOR. ABS FRONT WHEEL SPEED CODES - JUMPER HARNESS. *TT
030730021A2004-03-04. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. NEUTRAL FLARE AND/OR RPM FLARE WHILE IN DRIVE, NO 1-2 UPSHIFT, SERVICE ENGINE SOON (SES) LIGHT ILLUMINATED, DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES (DTCS) P1810, DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE P1815 SET. *TT
000089008E2004-03-02. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. SOME CUSTOMERS MAY WANT TO TOW THEIR VEHICLE BEHIND ANOTHER VEHICLE WITH ALL FOUR TIRES ONT HE GROUND. THIS BULLETIN PROVIDES INFORMATION REGARDING RECREATIONAL (DINGHY) TOWING FOR CERTAIN VEHICLES INCLUDING 1988-2004 CHEVROLET AND GMC LIGHT DUTY TRUCKS. *TT
0302320492004-01-07. Service bulletin. STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY. RELEASE OF NEW OUTER TIE ROD ENDS FOR SERVICE. *TT
0308490152004-01-03. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM. FUEL GAUGE NEEDLE RESET PROCEDURE AFTER BATTERY DISCONNECT/REPLACEMENT WITH KEY IN ON POSITION. *TT
000089008B2003-12-01. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. SOME CUSTOMERS MAY WANT TO TOW THEIR VEHICLE BEHIND ANOTHER VEHICLE WITH ALL FOUR TIRES ONT HE GROUND. THIS BULLETIN PROVIDES INFORMATION REGARDING RECREATIONAL (DINGHY) TOWING FOR CERTAIN VEHICLES INCLUDING 1988-2004 CHEVROLET AND GMC LIGHT DUTY TRUCKS. *TT
0103032003-09-06. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY. INFORMATION USED WHEN SERVICING THE DRIVE AXLE NUT. *TT
0307300212003-08-27. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. NEUTRAL FLARE AND/OR RPM FLARE WHILE IN DRIVE, NO 1-2 UPSHIFT, SERVICE ENGINE SOON (SES) LIGHT ILLUMINATED, DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES (DTCS) P1810, DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE P1815 SET. *TT
0226032003-07-23. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS. BRAKE PAD REPLACEMENT. *TT *JB
000523002B2003-04-25. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC. FRONT DISC BRAKE PULSATION. *TT
010601002A2003-03-31. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. REVISED PISTON PIN REMOVAL / INSTALLATION PROCEDURE. *TT
0207300502003-03-29. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. ENGINEERING CHANGES TO THE VALVE BODY, PRESSURE REGULATOR VALVE, 2-3 ACCUMULATOR VALVE AND BORE FOR 2002-2003 MODEL YEAR 4T45E TRANSAXLES AND SUBSEQUENT OVERHAUL PROCEDURES WHICH AFFECT 1995-2001 MODEL YEAR TRANSAXLES. *TT
2106022002-11-21. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS. INFORMATION REGARDING THE BRAKE ALIGN KIT. *TT
2006022002-11-21. Service bulletin. EXTERIOR LIGHTING. SOME CUSTOMERS MAY COMMENT THAT A STOP AND / OR TAIL LAMP MAY NOT WORK CORRECTLY OR THAT THE LAMP ASSEMBLY HAS WATER IN IT. *TT
0515022002-11-12. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON REPEAT BRAKE PULSATION AFTER AN INITIAL BRAKE REPAIR. *TT
000842007B2002-10-11. Service bulletin. EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS. SOME CUSTOMERS MAY COMMENT THAT A STOP AND / OR TAIL LAMP MAY NOT WORK CORRECTLY, OR THAT THE TAIL LAMP HAS WATER IN IT. TO INCLUDE CHEVROLET CLASSIC 2005. *TT
0205220012002-10-09. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS. SERVICE MANUAL UPDATE REGARDING REVISED BRAKE SPECIFICATIONS. *TT
0206030052002-10-09. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. SOME CUSTOMERS MAY COMMENT THAT THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT IS ON. WITH STORED CODES P0112, P0113, P1111 OR P1112. *TT

The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.