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Service bulletins for the 2013 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.

2002 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.

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SB-13136-A2016-03-16. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE.
SB-12238B-A2016-03-16. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE.
SB-12292-A2016-03-16. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE.
SB-12238-A2016-03-16. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE.
PIP4920N2015-07-22. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY. GENERAL MOTORS 2012-2015 BUICK LACROSSE, REGAL E ASSIST , 2013-2014 CHEVROLET MALIBU ECO ASSIST, 2014 CHEVROLET IMPALA ASSIST EQUIPPED WITH EASSIST. INFORMATION REGARDING RESTRICTION OF BAS+(HYBRID) EASSIST TAC PARTS. *LJ
PI-12352014-10-11. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. GENERAL MOTORS: DUE TO LOOSE GROUND TERMINAL CONNECTIONS, IN SOME VEHICLES AND TRUCKS EXPERIENCE, ACCESSORIES MALFUNCTIONS, DIC MESSAGES, IPC WARNING INDICATORS, SES LIGHT ON. *PE
PI-12282014-07-29. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY. CHEVROLET/BUICK: SOME VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP (MIL) ON, OR SERVICE CHARGING SYSTEM MESSAGE DISPLAYED, OR CHARGING SYSTEM LIGHT ON. MODEL 2012-2014 LACROSSE, REGAL, MALIBU, IMPALA. *PE
PI-10262013-09-30. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS. GM: SOME VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE THE FOLLOWING MALFUNCTIONS REDUCED ENGINE POWER, NO CRANK/NO START, SERVICE STABILITRAK MESSAGE, ELECTRIC PARKING BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, AND INOPERATIVE LIFTGATE. MAY BE DUE TO POOR TERMINAL CONNECTION BETWEEN THE FUSE AND FUSE BLOCK. *JS
12-09-41-0022013-08-01. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. GM: SOME CUSTOMERS MAY DESCRIBE 5 SLOW CHIMES FOR NO APPARENT REASON. CERTAIN OBJECTIVES PLACED ON THE FRONT SEAT MAY TRIGGER THE CHIMES. MODELS BUICK VERANO MY 2012-2014; MODEL BUICK ENCLAVE, LACROSSE, REGAL MY 2013-2014; CADILLAC ATS, CTS,SRX,XTS MY 2013-2014; CADILLAC ELR MY 2014; CHEVROLET CRUZE MY 2012-2014; CHEVROLET EQUINOX, MALIBU,TRAVERSE,VOLT MY 2013-2014; CHEVROLET IMPALA, IMPALA LIMITED, CAPRICE PPV, SS MY 2014; ACADIA, TERRAIN MY 2013-2014 *JS UPDATED 09/03/14*LJ
PIE-0246A2013-07-10. Service bulletin. TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL. GENERAL MOTORS: CUSTOMERS MAY COMMENT ABOUT THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITOR SYSTEM OR CHECK TIRE PRESSURE LAMP ILLUMINATED. *KB
SB12-08-132-001A2013-07-09. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. GENERAL MOTORS: ON SOME TRUCKS AND PASSENGER VEHICLES, ACCESSORY POWER OUTLETS (APO) AND TRAILER LIGHTING ARE COMMON ACCESSED ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS THAT ARE AFFECTED BY DEVICES THAT ARE PLUGGED IN AND BECOME INOPERATIVE DUE TO AN OPEN FUSE AND NO PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE IDENTIFIED. MODELS YEARS 2010-2014 TRUCKS AND PASSENGER. NO MODELS. *PE
PIP-5033-C2013-07-08. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY. GENERAL MOTORS: EASSIST MESSAGE OR THE BATTERY INDICATOR MESSAGE MAY BE ILLUMINATED. *KB
12238-D2013-04-03. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR. GENERAL MOTORS: SERVICE UPDATE FOR INVENTORY VEHICLES ONLY LOSS OF BATTERY CHARGE. INSPECT GENERATOR CONTROL MODULE EXPIRES OCTOBER 31, 2013. THIS BULLETIN PROVIDES A SERVICE PROCEDURE TO INSPECT AND REPLACE, IF NECESSARY, THE GENERATOR CONTROL MODULE(GCM). *JS RECEIVED REVISION A AFTER RECEIVING REVISION D. *KB
RB-122922013-02-13. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING. CHEVROLET: SEE DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON FOR OWNER LETTER. KNOCK SENSORS ARE REVERSED DUE TO WIRING HARNESS CONNECTIONS. CAN CAUSE PRE-IGNITION OR REDUCED FUEL ECONOMY AND REDUCE ENGINE PERFORMANCE BECAUSE OF TOO LITTLE OR TOO MUCH, SPARK ADVANCE. MODEL 2013 MALIBU. *PE UPDATED 3/26/13. *PE
PIC-57512012-12-10. Service bulletin. PARKING BRAKE; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL. CHEVROLET: CAN NOT PERFORM OR RELEASE PARK BRAKE CALIBRATION AFTER MESSAGE SERVICE PARK BRAKE IS DISPLAYED. MODEL 2013 MALIBU. *PE UPDATED 12/18/12. *PE
PI-0745-A2012-09-10. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL. GM: LACROSSE, REGAL, SRX, XTS, CAMARO, MALIBU, TERRAIN, EQUINOX: INFORMATION ISSUES WITH ELECTRICAL CONCERNS WITH COMPONENTS FUSED THROUGH INSTRUMENT PANEL FUSE BLOCK, INTERMITTENTLY. *PE UPDATED 1/24/13. *PE
PIP-4989-B2012-06-18. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR. BUICK/CHEVROLET: ON CERTAIN EASSIST VEHICLES, BELT FOR THE DRIVE MOTOR GENERATOR MAY BE NOISY, BROKEN, MISALIGNED OR WORN, RESULTING IN A NO CHARGE CONCERN WITH THE MESSAGE, BATTERY SAVER ILLUMINATED. *PE UPDATED ON 5/9/2013. *KB
PI-06632012-04-11. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. BUICK/CHEVROLET/GMC: VEHICLES HAVE ISSUES WITH AUDIO BUTTON FUNCTION, LOW FUEL, FACTORY SETTINGS OPTION NOT WORKING OR INOPERABLE, CLOCK CAN NOT BE SET, AND SIGNAL FOR GPS IS LOST. *PE UPDATED 05/3/2013 *JS
PIC-55202011-10-04. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR. BUICK/CHEVROLET: THE BATTERY MODULE AND EASSIST GENERATOR CONTROL FOR BAS+(HYBRID) EXCHANGE PROCESS IS BEING PLACED ON RESTRICTIONS. *PE UPDATED 5/8/2013 *JS UPDATED ON 6/26/2013. *KB UPDATED ON 7/8/2013. *KB

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