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Service bulletins for the 2015 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.

1483 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.

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PIP5029F2017-08-15. Service bulletin. ENGINE. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have a Malfunction Indicator Lamp on or engine misfire, rough idle, extended crank, or crank no start in some cases. Technician will need to perform published Service Information diagnostics. If technician finds carbon an upper engine and valve cleaning should be performed.
PIC60402017-08-15. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; ENGINE. This Preliminary Information communication advises the technician that during reassembly after a heavy engine repair it is very possible for a technician to accidentally switch the G13 generator X1 connector with the B35 engine oil level switch connector.
PIC6017A2017-08-15. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that may have an intermittent "Service Charging System" message on the Driver Information Center or a Battery Malfunction Indicator Lamp during an auto stop event. If there is no fault found during diagnostics for P0621 contact General Motors Technical Assistance Center for further assistance.
PIT5195B2017-08-15. Service bulletin. VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that the speedometer needle appears to be inaccurate. Dealer should advise the customer the specification for speedometer needle accuracy is +/- 2 MPH at any given speed when looking straight at the needle.
PIT54362017-08-15. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles with OnStar WIFI is inoperative after a VCIM replacement. Technician will need to contact General Motors Technical Assistance Center with module information.
PIT5264B2017-08-15. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM). This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that are travelling from Canada to the United States. While in the United States they are unable to receive Turn-by-Turn directions. Due to the existing cellular provider not having roaming agreements in areas outside of Canada to support transmitting of the packet data required for Turn-By-Turn feature to operate. The customer has 3 options while traveling through the United Sates. First if the vehicle is equipped with a navigation radio they can request a "Destination Download" to the vehicle. Second if the customer uses the OnStar RemoteLink app they can send the directions to the vehicle. The third option would be to have the vehicle loaded with a ?500 phone number? The customer will no longer be able to use their Hands Free Calling minutes when the new 500 phone number is loaded. If a customer chooses to restore Hands Free Calling in the future a new phone number will be assigned to the vehicle; previous phone numbers are not available.
PIC6077C2017-08-15. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.; EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that may have a radio that the iPhone does not automatically re-pair and is no longer shown in the radio?s Device List, XM Weather Alerts Activate Automatically after an ignition cycle, the Bluetooth connection may be lost when replying to a text message, After a OnStar Turn By Turn a "Routing" screen appears and stays on display even though the route requested had finished downloading, and USB audio still plays through speakers while Bluetooth phone call is in session. Technician will need to reprogram the radio.
PIC5692C2017-08-15. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have a brake pedal may not raise or seem stuck down after a normal braking event. Technician will need to replace the brake pedal arm.
PIC6111A2017-08-15. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:ANTI-THEFT DEVICES. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles equipped with radio Regular Production Option Code UFU, UP9, UHQ, UHK, UFW, UHR, UHJ, or UFF when the display shows Theft Locked. If this concern is current and your dealership is within 4 hours of Warren, Michigan or within 4 hours of Atlanta, Georgia, please contact the General Motors Technical Assistance Center to review direction before attempting repairs, power cycling the module, clearing codes, or disconnecting the battery.
PIC61162017-08-15. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about some vehicles that may have a concern of Bluetooth music skipping. This condition is a normal operating characteristic of the vehicle. Streaming music through Bluetooth uses a lot of the radio's processing resources. If the radio is also dedicating a large amount of resources to other applications such as navigation, booting, or XM Weather the Bluetooth audio may hesitate/skip as the system is being heavily loaded.
PIC6106A2017-08-15. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that may have the radio display that will go blank and come back on after a few seconds then display may show the splash screen or come back on to the last screen that was displayed. Infrequent resets can occur in a high load condition such as long routes, driving against a route or rerouting, Bluetooth streaming, and start up when Bluetooth or USB is syncing is considered a normal operating condition. Replacing the radio for these infrequent instances will not repair these concerns. If published Service Information diagnostics do not lead to a diagnosis and the concern is happening on more than just the very rare occasions, retrieve the radio end model part number using Global Diagnostic System 2 or from the radio and contact the General Motors Technical Assistance Center for further diagnostic assistance.
PIT5411D2017-08-15. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.. This Preliminary Information communication advises the technician that the Human Machine Interface, Radio or Tuner, radio controls, Integrated Center Stack, display, and Media Disc Players are placed on restriction through the General Motors Technical Assistance Center. Dealer will need to contact General Motors Technical Assistance Center for further assistance.
PIC61152017-08-15. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have intermittently the air conditioning blows warm. Dealer should communicate to the customer that we apologize for this inconvenience and that General Motors is working on a solution for this concern.
PIT5236F2017-08-15. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have a Diagnostic Trouble Code B101D stored in Telematics Communication Interface Control Module. Technician will check Global Warranty Management system for customer satisfaction program 15086 status. If the status of the customer satisfaction program 15086 was not completed follow the steps to get the Telematics Communication Interface Control Module replaced. If the status of customer satisfaction program 15086 is found completed contact General Motors Technical Assistance Center OnStar group for further assistance.
PIT5236E2017-08-15. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have a Diagnostic Trouble Code B101D stored in Telematics Communication Interface Control Module. Technician will use Global Diagnostic System 2 to review the Firmware Over-the-Air version. If the Firmware Over-the-Air version on the scan tool equals 6708 the technician will need to contact General Motors Technical Assistance Center for further assistance. If the Firmware Over-the-Air version on the scan tool is lower than 6708 Dealer can order the part thought the Instrument Sales and Service website process.
PIC5932A2017-08-15. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about customers that may complain of various concerns when using Bluetooth components. Technician should use the Preliminary Information to gather information from the customer on their Bluetooth device and the concern they are having before calling General Motors Technical Assistance Center.
PIC61122017-08-15. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician for a service engine soon light on. There may be a diagnostic trouble code P058B and or a P058D set current or history. Technician will need to check the orientation of the grounding ring for circuit 150 bolted to the battery sensor module. The ground terminal should not lay across or contact the shunt of the sensor, if it is loosen the 10 millimeter bolt and reposition the terminal away from the sensor and tighten the bolt to 44 inch pounds
PIC61142017-08-15. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician for a concern with the radio going blank briefly after an auto stop event and the engine is cranking to restart. This concern could be related to an open in circuit 6386 at the x1115 connector. Cavity 34 or 2 of the dual battery control module may be open on these circuits and repair as needed. The negative battery connections at the auxiliary battery should be checked along with using the GR8 battery tester to test the auxiliary battery with the cables disconnected. Check the integrity of the X4 connector at the X50D battery fuse block and make sure the F4UB 175 amp fuse is tight in the X50D battery fuse block.
PIT54442017-08-15. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about the text messaging feature on some newer General Motors infotainment systems. Pair the iPhone to the system then enter the Bluetooth settings menu, select the ?i? icon next to the vehicle name in the device and enable show notifications. The text messaging feature will be available on the next ignition cycle. However with iPhones text messages cannot be responded to when using the infotainment system, they can only be received. For android devices pair the phone to the system during the pairing process the phone will ask you to allow the vehicle to access the device contacts. A second question will pop up on the device asking to allow the vehicle to access the message access profile. Both have to be allowed for the text messaging feature to work.
PIC61132017-08-15. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician for a concern where the Bluetooth device list is full and will not allow any of the devices to be deleted. General Motors is working on concern in the meantime the following procedures may allow the deletion of devices. A clear and reset will clear the Bluetooth device list as well as all other personalized lists. Bluetooth devices can be deleted out of the list as long as it is done in the first 60 seconds of vehicle start up.
PIC61112017-08-15. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles equipped with radio Regular Production Option Code UFU, UP9, UHQ, UHK, UFW, UHR, UHJ, or UFF when the display shows Theft Locked. Technician is to call General Motors Technical Assistance Center before attempting any repairs.
PIT54432017-08-15. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.. This Preliminary Information communication advises the technician of a concern where the Onstar® menu is missing from the radio display. Pressing the white Onstar® push to talk button and say hide Onstar® menu will hide the menu and saying unhide menu will make the menu come back again.
PIC5491G2017-08-15. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM); EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have an OnStar system that will not power up. Technician should turn off the ignition and cancel retained accessory power. After the vehicle has powered down remove power to the OnStar module for five minutes. After the power has been removed for five minutes, if the OnStar system is working release the vehicle. If the OnStar system is still inoperative continue with published Service Information diagnostics.
PIT54422017-08-15. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN; EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician of an engine power reduced message on the driver information center after performing the Canada Onstar® 4G upgrade. If the concern is present park the vehicle outside and call General Motors Technical Assistance Center.
PIC5322D2017-08-15. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. This Preliminary Information communication advises the technician of a customer concern where the heated seat indicator light is not functioning or the heated seats are not up to operating temperature during a remote vehicle start event. This is normal operation of the heated seat during a remote vehicle start event. The electronic climate control module is not in a complete wake up state during a remote vehicle start mode and will not enable the light emitting diode. After a cold soak below 32 degrees Fahrenheit the seat will not get hot in the 10 minutes or less of the remote vehicle start mode. This is due to the fact that the heat element is not in direct contract with the seat surface while the seat is unoccupied and the foam below the heater is full cold insulating air which takes time to heat up. Technician is to communicate to the customer this condition is a normal operating characteristic of their vehicle. It will not impact the designed performance or reliability of the vehicle. Please share this information with the customer, including a copy of this message.

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