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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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140089004D2021-04-16. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY. Information for Fleet Vehicles – Ignition Key, Fob and Key Rings Configuration Some Customers are bundling multiple keys, fobs, and key tags together on a single crimped loop or a cable. This practice may result in unintended key rotation, and should be discontinued immediately. The information in this bulletin details the proper configurations for the ignition key, fob, key rings and key tags and applying a QR code sticker or barcode sticker to a key fob.
140089004D2021-04-16. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY. Information for Fleet Vehicles – Ignition Key, Fob and Key Rings Configuration Some Customers are bundling multiple keys, fobs, and key tags together on a single crimped loop or a cable. This practice may result in unintended key rotation, and should be discontinued immediately. The information in this bulletin details the proper configurations for the ignition key, fob, key rings and key tags and applying a QR code sticker or barcode sticker to a key fob.
070849020M2021-04-16. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:INSTRUMENT PANEL:SPEEDOMETER/ODOMETER:SENSOR/SENDING UNIT; EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. IPC Odometer Programming Method Quick Reference Guide
16-NA-3962021-04-14. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY; EQUIPMENT. Intermittent Operation of Key Fobs, Door Unlock Inoperative “No Remote Detected” Message with Possible TPM MIL Some customers may comment on intermittent loss of Key Fob and/or Passive Entry, Passive Start functions. This may be accompanied with a “No Remote Detected” message on the DIC. Other symptoms may include: • Passive Locking system locking keys in vehicle • Push button start system failure to respond (cannot “start” or “stop”) with “no remote detected” message • Passive entry system not responding to Lock/Unlock commands • System not responding to active FOB key press – lock, unlock, hatch/trunk, remote start and panic all inoperative • Tire pressure monitor indicator illuminated with DTC's C0750, C0755, C0760 and C0765 with Symptom :29 – Too Few Pulses. Cause This may be due to issues internal to the Remote Control Door Lock Receiver.
16-NA-1752021-04-13. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:INTERNAL:GEARS; EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY; EQUIPMENT. SHAKE AND/OR SHUDDER DURING LIGHT THROTTLE ACCELERATION BETWEEN 40 AND 128 KM/H (25 AND 80 MPH) AT A STEADY STATE.
21NA0262021-03-08. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; STRUCTURE; EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY. This service bulletin provides information for dealers/technicians on accessory all-weather floor liners and flat mats warped or misshapen.
040089015V2021-03-01. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. This bulletin provides information on Warranty Administration ? Required Operating Procedures - 8 Points (U.S. Only).
010601011L2021-03-01. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:OIL/LUBRICATION; EQUIPMENT. This informational bulletin provides guidelines and diagnostic/repair information to technicians regarding vehicle engine oil consumption.
20NA2222021-02-22. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. This bulletin informs the dealers The new A4 - Hybrid/EV Battery Pack comes with a module that is incompatible with the software for 2016-2017 model years. Model years 2016-2017 will require you swap the HPCM2 (K114B - Hybrid/EV Powertrain Control Module 2) from the old A4 - Hybrid/EV Battery Pack to the new A4 - Hybrid/EV Battery Pack.
18NA3062021-02-22. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. This Warranty Administration bulletin provides information for dealers/Service advisors on when and how to submit a Pre-Repair Authorization (PRA).
040089015V2021-02-01. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. This bulletin provides information on Warranty Administration ? Required Operating Procedures - 8 Points (U.S. Only).
010601011L2021-02-01. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING; EQUIPMENT. This informational bulletin provides guidelines and diagnostic/repair information to technicians regarding vehicle engine oil consumption.
20NA2222021-02-01. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY; EQUIPMENT. This bulletin informs the dealers The new A4 - Hybrid/EV Battery Pack comes with a module that is incompatible with the software for 2016-2017 model years. Model years 2016-2017 will require you swap the HPCM2 (K114B - Hybrid/EV Powertrain Control Module 2) from the old A4 - Hybrid/EV Battery Pack to the new A4 - Hybrid/EV Battery Pack.
19NA2062021-02-01. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY; EQUIPMENT; POWER TRAIN. This service bulletin provides repair information to correct a customer concern of seeing an intermittent Shift to Park message displayed while vehicle is in Park.
18NA3062021-02-01. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. This Warranty Administration bulletin provides information for dealers/Service advisors on when and how to submit a Pre-Repair Authorization (PRA).
990851001E2020-12-21. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; STRUCTURE. Thins informational bulletin provides information on Paint-less Dent Repair Process.
000310002L2020-12-21. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY; EQUIPMENT; WHEELS. This service bulletin provides information on Chemical Staining, Pitting, Corrosion and/or Spotted Appearance of Chromed Aluminum Wheels.
18NA2632020-12-21. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. This warranty administration bulletin provide policy information for variable diagnostic time allowances on select labor operations (U.S. Only).
PIT5074N2020-12-14. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about the use of J-35616-64B terminal test probe, replacement terminals, and terminated leads. The J-35616-64B is the latest test probe released for checking tension or probing the .64 series terminals. The test probe terminal has been released in the terminal repair kit (J-38125-620H) located in Lear Tray 7 part number 963716-2. There are 5 terminated leads in a package part number is 13505346, which can be ordered through your normal General Motors Customer Care and Aftersales parts channel.
1308116001F2020-12-07. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. The intent of this technical bulletin is to identify aftermarket ALDL or DLC interface devices as potential sources for causing multiple customer concerns that do not have other diagnostic methods to identify them.
060089026Q2020-12-07. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. This warranty administration bulletin provides information on Warranty Administration - Customer Concern Not Duplicated (CCND) Labor Operation Numbers.
19NA0802020-11-30. Service bulletin. ENGINE; EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY; EQUIPMENT. This informational bulletin provides information to the tech to discard the PCV drain tube when working on the lower area of the engine.
PIP5684C2020-11-16. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. This Preliminary information communicates the use of air leak diagnostic test tool CH-52250 in addition to the information found in the service manual.
PI1171D2020-10-26. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; ENGINE. This preliminary informational (PI) provides diagnosis and repair information regarding bearing damage or when an engine will not rotate.
110089005P2020-10-26. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. This Warranty Administration bulletin provides information on Dealer Empowerment for Goodwill, Customer Enthusiasm and Policy (U.S. Only).

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