Service bulletins for the 2016 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.
1562 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.
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| 070601016G | 2022-06-13. Service bulletin. BACK OVER PREVENTION. This informational bulletin provides information on Internal Engine Noise or Damage After Oil Filter Replacement. |
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| PIC6169E | 2019-06-03. Service bulletin. BACK OVER PREVENTION; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. This Preliminary Information communication provides the technician with inspection and repair instructions for vehicles with Service Engine Soon lamp when locking, unlocking, going into gear, and when vehicle is running. If service rear camera message on the divers information center, address U-type DTC's stored prior to diagnosing DTC P175F stored in the Transmission Control Module. Technician will inspect connectors X210 and X220 for bent terminals or connection issues. Repair any terminal found damaged. |
| PIT5441C | 2019-04-08. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES; EQUIPMENT; BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA; PARKING BRAKE; EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY; EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL; LANE DEPARTURE. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician the steps to diagnose and repair vehicles that may have an Object Detection System Message Diagnostic Trouble Codes U0075, U026A, U026B, U026C, U0265, U0268, and/or U0269 stored in the active safety module. Technician should inspect his Multiple Diagnostic Interface cable for damage. Technician should use the Multiple Diagnostic Interface on a like vehicle with object detection bus or theEL-47955-1 MDI 1, MDI 2 Self-Test Loopback Adapter,if there are no issues found finish with diagnosing the customer’s concern, if concern is present in the like vehicle replace the Multiple Diagnostic Interface cable. |
| PIC6169D | 2018-12-17. Service bulletin. BACK OVER PREVENTION; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. This Preliminary Information communication provides the technician with inspection and repair instructions for vehicles with Service Engine Soon lamp when locking, unlocking, going into gear, and when vehicle is running. If service rear camera message on the divers information center, address U-type DTC's stored prior to diagnosing DTC P175F stored in the Transmission Control Module. Technician will inspect connectors X210 and X220 for bent terminals or connection issues. Repair any terminal found damaged. |
| 17NA375 | 2018-06-04. Service bulletin. BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA. This informational bulletin provides a diagnostic tip for rear vision camera image that is grainy, distorted and/or pixelated |
| 16-NA-107 | 2018-04-23. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL; EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.; BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA. This technical bulletin provides a procedure to reprogram the radio to correct a customer concern of radio Inoperative, blue Screen, AM clipping noise, HD on/off status not retained in stations, time lag on transitions, no audio with internal amp, and park assist symbol position wrong in rear view camera. |
| PIT5460 | 2018-01-22. Service bulletin. BACK OVER PREVENTION: CAMERA SYSTEM. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles with the rear view camera will be displayed for a longer than usual amount of time. Technician should not replace any parts General Motors is currently evaluating this concern. |
| PIC5611E | 2017-08-15. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.; BACK OVER PREVENTION: CAMERA SYSTEM. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about the rear view camera options on the vehicles equipped with rear view camera. The rear view camera brightness can be adjusted on some models while the transmission is in reverse and using the Menu or Select button. To turn off or on the guidelines in the rear view camera, use the radio display Config icon then Display, then the guidelines option. |
| PIC6220A | 2017-08-15. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY; BACK OVER PREVENTION: CAMERA SYSTEM. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles with an intermittent loss of gridlines in the rear camera display screen and a "Service Rear Vision System" message that both happen at the same time. Technician should check for Diagnostic Trouble Codes and follow published Service Information diagnostics for the Diagnostic Trouble Codes. If not Diagnostic Trouble Codes stored and the concern was duplicated or the customer described the concern, dealer should communicate to the customer that we apologize for this inconvenience and that General Motors is currently evaluating this concern. |
| PIC6220 | 2017-05-15. Service bulletin. BACK OVER PREVENTION: CAMERA SYSTEM. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION PROVIDES INFORMATION TO THE TECHNICIAN ABOUT VEHICLES WITH AN INTERMITTENT LOSS OF GRIDLINES IN THE REAR CAMERA DISPLAY SCREEN AND A "SERVICE REAR VISION SYSTEM" MESSAGE THAT BOTH HAPPEN AT THE SAME TIME. TECHNICIAN SHOULD CHECK FOR DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES AND FOLLOW PUBLISHED SERVICE INFORMATION DIAGNOSTICS FOR THE DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES. IF NOT DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES STORED AND THE CONCERN WAS DUPLICATED OR THE CUSTOMER DESCRIBED THE CONCERN, DEALER SHOULD COMMUNICATE TO THE CUSTOMER THAT WE APOLOGIZE FOR THIS INCONVENIENCE AND THAT GENERAL MOTORS IS CURRENTLY EVALUATING THIS CONCERN. |
| PIT5482A | 2017-03-23. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY; BACK OVER PREVENTION: CAMERA SYSTEM; EQUIPMENT. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION PROVIDES INFORMATION TO THE TECHNICIAN ABOUT VEHICLES THAT MAY HAVE A "SERVICE FRONT CAMERA" MESSAGE ON THE DRIVER INFORMATION CENTER INTERMITTENTLY. WHEN THE TECHNICIAN USES THE SCAN TOOL TO CHECK FOR DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES A HISTORY U023A AND/OR U026A MAY BE SET IN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER AND/OR BODY CONTROL MODULE. IT IS IMPORTANT THAT THE TECHNICIAN DOES NOT REPLACE THE FRONT VIEW CAMERA MODULE FOR THIS CONCERN. TECHNICIAN WILL REPROGRAM THE FRONT VIEW CAMERA MODULE WITH THE LATEST SOFTWARE USING SERVICE PROGRAMMING SYSTEM. |
| PIC-6169-A | 2016-08-25. Service bulletin. BACK OVER PREVENTION: CAMERA SYSTEM; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION PROVIDES THE TECHNICIAN WITH INSPECTION AND REPAIR INSTRUCTIONS FOR VEHICLES WITH SERVICE ENGINE SOON LAMP WHEN LOCKING, UNLOCKING, GOING INTO GEAR, AND WHEN VEHICLE IS RUNNING. IF SERVICE REAR CAMERA MESSAGE ON THE DIVERS INFORMATION CENTER. TECHNICIAN WILL INSPECT CONNECTORS X210 AND X220 FOR BENT TERMINALS OR CONNECTION ISSUES. REPAIR ANY TERMINAL FOUND DAMAGED. |
The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.