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Service bulletins for the 1998 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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PIT3227S2023-06-13. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that may have slack in one of the tailgate cables. Technician should not replace any parts for this concern. Please communicate to the customer this condition is a normal operating characteristic of their vehicle.
PIT3227R2022-05-16. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that may have slack in one of the tailgate cables. Technician should not replace any parts for this concern. Please communicate to the customer this condition is a normal operating characteristic of their vehicle.
PIT3227P2019-03-18. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that may have slack in one of the tailgate cables. Technician should not replace any parts for this concern. Please communicate to the customer this condition is a normal operating characteristic of their vehicle.
0208660052002-10-04. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY. SOME OWNERS MAY COMMENT THAT THE MOLDING ALONG THE REAR (TRUNK) COMPARTMENT OPENING AT THE STRIKER IS LOOSE OR BROKEN. *TT
020866005A2002-09-28. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:TRUNK LID. SOME ONWERS MAY COMMENT THAT THE MOLDING ALONG THE REAR (TRUNK) COMPARTMENT OPENING AT THE STRIKER IS LOOSE OR BROKEN. *TT
0711012002-03-05. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE. SOME CUSTOMERS MAY COMMENT OF WATER LEAKING INTO THE CAR ON THE FRONT FLOOR. *TT
0108630032001-06-25. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD. SOME CUSTOMERS MAY COMMENT THAT WHEN THEY CLOSE THE HOOD, THE PRIMARY LATCH DOES NOT ENGAGE. *TT
1503012001-05-19. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD. THIS MESSAGE CONCERNS HOOD CABLE FREEZING. SOME CUSTOMERS MAY COMMENT THAT THE HOOD RELEASE CABLE WILL NOT OPEN THE HOOD. *TT
2401012001-04-10. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR. SOME CUSTOMER MAY COMMENT THAT THE REAR DOORS HAVE HIGH SWING EFFORT WHEN OPENING OR CLOSING. *TT
8317032000-12-27. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY. ON SOME VEHICLES, THE PAINT MAY BE WEARING OFF THE FRONT DOOR ON THE INSIDE OF THE A PILLAR, WHERE A SEAL PATCH IS PLACED OVER A WELDED JOINT. *TT
0008580022000-10-13. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY. SOME CUSTOMERS MAY COMMENT ON UNDESIRABLE ROAD NOISE OR WATER NOISE FROM THE REAR SEAT AREA. *TT
9908640302000-03-01. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR. ADDRESSING CONCERNS OF COLD AIR ENTERING VEHICLE AROUND DOOR HANDLES. *TT
0406991999-08-31. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:TRUNK LID. SUBJECT REGARDING RESCISSION OF STOP SALE OF REAR COMPARTMENT LID INTERNAL RELEASE. *TT
0605991999-08-31. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:TRUNK LID. SUBJECT REGARDING A STOP SALE OF REAR COMPARTMENT LID INTERNAL RELEASE. *TT
8317041999-01-25. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY. CONCERNS OF DOOR HANDLES ON WHITE PAINTED VEHICLES TRUNING YELLOW. *YC

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