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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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Only bulletins with component: Seats are shown. Show all

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06-00-89-029V2024-05-16. Service bulletin. SEATS; UNKNOWN OR OTHER. This service bulletin includes information on Interior Cleaning - Instrument Panel (IP), Hard or Plastic Surfaces, Seats, Carpet, Leather, Vinyl, Fabric Cleaner, Stain Remover, Restorer - Product Availability.
21-NA-2122022-12-07. Service bulletin. SEATS. This service bulletin provides information for dealers/technicians on Front Seat Adjuster Track Service Part Availability Separate from Complete Seat Cushion Frame Assembly.
21-NA-2122022-05-06. Service bulletin. SEATS. This service bulletin provides information for dealers/technicians on Front Seat Adjuster Track Service Part Availability Separate from Complete Seat Cushion Frame Assembly.
17NA1982020-04-27. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL; SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST. This technical bulletin provides a procedure to disengage the jammed parts and release the gears for proper function caused by the mechanical of the height adjustment being jammed, not broken creating a condition of difficult to adjust the seat height and/or seat stuck mostly in lowest position.
17NA1522020-03-30. Service bulletin. SEATS. This technical bulletin provides repair information to correct a customer concern of front seat slight rocking movement while shifting weight from seat, during hard stops, and/or when driving over rough road surface.
PIE0509B2019-09-23. Service bulletin. SEATS. This engineering information (EI) closure ends the need for information from the field for a condition of drivers seat track will not adjust forward and/or backwards and becomes seized.
PIE0509A2019-07-01. Service bulletin. SEATS. This engineering informational bulletin is requesting information from the field to determine a root cause for a condition of drivers seat track will not adjust forward and/or backwards and becomes seized. This PIE revision adds the Acadia, XT5, Traverse and Enclave Models.
PIE05092019-03-25. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL; SEATS. This engineering informational bulletin is requesting information from the field to determine a root cause for a condition of drivers seat track will not adjust forward and/or backwards and becomes seized.
060850009J2019-03-25. Service bulletin. SEATS; EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY. This informational bulletin provides information for information on passenger presence sensing system (PPS or PSS) concerns with custom upholstery, accessory seat heaters or other comfort enhancing devices.
16-NA-0052018-05-21. Service bulletin. SEATS; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST. This technical bulletin provides repair information to correct a customer concern that the seatback is stuck in the full forward (or full rearward) position and will not change recline position using the power seat recliner switch.
17NA1982018-05-21. Service bulletin. SEATS. This technical bulletin provides a procedure to disengage the jammed parts and release the gears for proper function caused by the mechanical of the height adjustment being jammed, not broken creating a condition of difficult to adjust the seat height and/or seat stuck mostly in lowest position.
17NA1522018-05-21. Service bulletin. SEATS. This technical bulletin provides repair information to correct a customer concern of front seat slight rocking movement while shifting weight from seat, during hard stops, and/or when driving over rough road surface.
15NA0442018-05-07. Service bulletin. SEATS. This technical bulletin provides repair information to correct a customer concern of the driver and/or passenger power seat height stuck in the full-up position, intermittent inoperative seat adjustment or not lowering.
15-NA-0442017-12-22. Service bulletin. SEATS. This technical bulletin provides repair information to correct a customer concern of the driver and/or passenger power seat height stuck in the full-up position, intermittent inoperative seat adjustment or not lowering.
GCUS-3-7452017-12-22. Service bulletin. SEATS. 16037 Service Update. If the seat is lowered to the lowest position, certain wiring harness routing may allow the seat harness to be pinched between the seat recliner gear mechanism and the rear height adjuster link. Individual circuits in the seat harness, including the side air bag deployment loop, ventilation function and lumbar support may be damaged. Dealers are to check the front seat harness routing and wrap the excess harness with a tie strap. If there is any evidence of wiring harness damage, replace the seat harness.
PI0686G2017-12-22. Service bulletin. SEATS. This bulletin provides a procedure to adding new brackets and repairing the front seats to correct the seats excessive movements.
GCUS-3-5642017-12-22. Service bulletin. SEATS. 24500 - Service Update. Vehicles equipped with power adjustable driver or passenger seat cushion structures, may have a condition where the two front bolts that secure the track to the cushion, were hand started and not torqued to specification. If the bolts are not torqued to specification, the occupant may feel play in the seat and hear a rattle. Over time, the bolts may back out and increase the risk of injury to the seat occupant in a vehicle rear impact crash. Dealers are to do an inspection of bolt to determine if torqued to specification, replace bolt if necessary.
16-NA-0052017-08-31. Service bulletin. SEATS. This technical bulletin provides a procedure to free the seatback panel from the stuck position for concerns regarding the power seatback stuck in the full forward/rearward position
12-09-41-002D2017-08-31. Service bulletin. SEATS. This informational bulletin explains not to put anything metal or conductive on the passenger seat or it may set the reminder chime off.
PIE0378A2017-08-31. Service bulletin. SEATS. This engineering informational bulletin is ending the need for information from the field on vehicles that have the concern of Intermittent or Erratic Power Seat, Memory Seat Recall or Easy Exit Seat Recall Functions.
06-08-50-009I2017-08-15. Service bulletin. SEATS; SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER; AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION. This informational bulletin provides Information on Passenger Presence Sensing System (PPS or PSS) Concerns with Custom Upholstery, Accessory Seat Heaters or Other Comfort Enhancing Devices
16-NA-0052017-07-18. Service bulletin. SEATS; SEATS:BARRIERS. This technical bulletin provides a procedure to unstick the seatback to correct a customer concern that the seatback is stick in the full forward (or full rearward) position and will not change recline position using the power seat recliner switch caused by a burr that built up on the gear of the seatback actuator preventing the seatback to recline.
PI0686F2017-01-19. Service bulletin. SEATS. THIS TECHNICAL BULLETIN PROVIDES A PROCEDURE TO INSTALL A CLIP ON THE SEAT FRAME TO ELIMINATE A NOISE ORIGINATING FROM THE SEAT PAN AND SEAT FRAME COMING IN CONTACT.

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