Service bulletins for the 2004 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.
644 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.
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Only bulletins with component: Latches and locks are shown. Show all
| PI-0011A | 2011-06-15. Service bulletin. LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH. GM: THE FRONT OR REAR DOOR MAY NOT OPEN FROM THE INSIDE OR OUTSIDE HANDLE, THE DOOR WILL NOT UNLOCK WITH ANY METHOD. THE PROBABLY CAUSE AN INCORRECT INSTALLATION OF A HANDLE COMPONENT. *RM UPDATED ON 7/26/2013. ALL 2014 AND PRIOR GM PASSENGER CARS AND TRUCKS. *KB |
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| 050863001 | 2005-05-16. Service bulletin. LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH. HOOD WILL NOT LATCH IN PRIMARY LATCH POSITION. *TT |
| 07282004 | 2005-04-11. Service bulletin. LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:LOCK. REAR LIFT GATE CLOSING EFFORT IS TOO HIGH. *EH |
| 040866011 | 2005-01-12. Service bulletin. LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:LOCK. REAR LIFTGATE MAY RELATCH AFTER OPENING WITH POWER RELEASE. *EH |
| 040864011 | 2004-08-02. Service bulletin. LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH. DOOR HANDLE STICKS OUT, DOOR WILL NOT LATCH. *MJ |
| 082503 | 2003-11-06. Service bulletin. LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TRUNK LID:LOCK. VME MESSAGE CONCERNS REMOTE KEYLESS ENTRY DECK LID RELEASE FUNCTION. *TT |
The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.