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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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01-06-01-011I2017-12-22. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. This informational bulletin provides guidelines and diagnostic/repair information to technicians regarding vehicle engine oil consumption.
08-08-44-029F2017-12-22. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. This warranty administration bulletin provides policy information on an updated warranty and policy exchange program for electronic products through GM authorized Electronic Service Centers (ESCs) (U.S. and Canada).
PI0799A2017-12-22. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL. This preliminary informational bulletin adds the 2014 - 2016 model years to cleaning information to correct a customer concern of seeing a white film/residue on the IP pad and/or door trim panels.
15-NA-0302017-12-22. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY; EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. This informational bulletin provides information to dealership personnel on the use of non-GM approved battery chargers and booster packs.
15-06-03-001A2017-12-22. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. This informational bulletin provides information that may be useful in diagnosing/testing batteries that have set for a long period of time and/or set in cold weather climates to correct a customer concern of symptoms that include, but not limited to, a slow or no crank condition that may be caused by a discharged battery.
15-NA-0172017-12-22. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. This warranty administration bulletin provides policy information on Causal Part requirements for transactions submitted to GM for payment.
PI1356D2017-12-22. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.. This preliminary informational bulletin provides repair information for a customer concern that the radio screen is blank, locked-up or is frozen, however, the radio audio may still be heard.
PI1521A2017-12-22. Service bulletin. STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM. This preliminary informational bulletin provides repair information to correct a customer concern of loss of power steering assist, hard to steer, and/or "Service Power Steering" message on in DIC.
08-08-44-029E2017-12-22. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. This warranty administration bulletin provides policy information on an updated warranty and policy exchange program for electronic products through GM authorized Electronic Service Centers (ESCs) (U.S. and Canada).
05-03-07-009H2017-12-22. Service bulletin. WHEELS. This warranty administration bulletin provides retail, wholesale and fleet personnel with General Motors recommendations for customer concerns related to wheel alignment.
PI0653C2017-12-22. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:TURBO/SUPERCHARGER. This preliminary informational bulletin provides dealership personnel with policies and procedures regarding damaged, disassembled or improperly packaged turbochargers returned to Warranty Part Center.
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.
GCUS-3-7422017-12-22. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE. 16067 Service Update. Certain vehicles may have been built with two incorrect bolts for the attachment of the right hand strut to the body shock tower. The incorrect bolts are longer than the correct bolts and may contact the Ecoat and Shot Peening layers of the spring which could allow localized spring corrosion and may impact life expectancy. Dealers are to follow the service procedure and replace the two incorrect bolts as required.
GCUS-3-6522017-12-22. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. 43880 02 - Service Update Bulletin (Warranty Information section revised). On some vehicles equipped with a start/stop engine control option, the system level interactions related to the transition of run/crank and accessory inputs to the engine control module (ECM) during a crank event are compromised. This results in communication issues between the ECM and the intelligent battery sensor. The check engine light will illuminate and the stop/start system is suspended while the fault is active, resulting in degraded fuel economy.
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.
17-NA-2442017-12-22. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. This informational bulletin provides information on Information on How to Prevent Inadvertent Vehicle Starting from Key Fob or OnStar Mobile Application and where to locate the information for future use.
17-NA-2422017-12-22. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. This informational bulletin provides to the tech the new version of SPS that will prompt warnings when trying to reprogram modules that have been already reprogrammed.
17-NA-2292017-12-22. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.. This technical bulletin provides repair information to correct a customer concern of moisture/dampness found in front floor foot well area and/or repeat radio inoperative.
17-NA-2272017-12-22. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY. This informational Bulletin provides some Diagnostic Tips for preventing unnecessary HV Battery Pack replacement.
17-NA-2092017-12-22. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE. This technical bulletin provides repair information to correct a customer concern of finding water in the rear compartment and/or rear passenger floor area.
17-NA-1702017-12-22. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. This informational bulletin explains the Road Force balancers and what they can do for customer concerns.
16-NA-1642017-12-22. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. This technical bulletin provides a procedure on reprogramming the IP cluster with the latest software.
11-08-49-001V2017-12-22. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY. This technical bulletin provides information on Transport Mode On Message Displayed in Driver Information Center (DIC) and/or Battery Light is Flashing and the procedures to turn the transport mode message on and off.
04-00-89-015P2017-12-22. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. This warranty administration bulletin provide policy information on required operating procedures.
00-06-01-026H2017-12-22. Service bulletin. ENGINE. This informational bulletin provides information on intake manifold inspection/replacement after severe internal engine damage.

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