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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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16NA3382018-05-21. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION; ENGINE. This Bulletin provides guidelines for Dealers required to contact the PQC for engine or transmission assembly replacement and explains the PQC process, GWM Transaction submission, vehicle service record retention and proper handling of assembly returns.
16NA3032018-05-21. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL; STEERING; EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.. This technical bulletin provides a procedure to install a battery ground cable to correct a radio display blank, instrument cluster gauges Inoperative or steering stiff conditions
15-NA-0692018-05-21. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. This informational bulletin provides information for technicians on the reuse of fasteners and the proper reading of torque specifications.
00-03-10-006L2018-05-21. Service bulletin. TIRES; TIRES:TREAD/BELT; TIRES:BEAD; WHEELS:RIM. This informational bulletin provides additional information to the technician on how to check for Tire Radial Force Variations and the difference between balancing a flange and flangeless rim.
15-06-03-002A2018-05-21. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY; EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL. This informational bulletin provides information to dealership personnel regarding original equipment battery part numbers and AC Delco replacement battery approved warranty part numbers.
10-00-89-005E2018-05-21. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING. This warranty administration bulletin adds the 2016 model year to a communication which provides dealership personnel revised wiring repair labor operations and required additional information.
PIT5195D2018-05-21. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL. 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.
PIC5822E2018-05-21. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE. This Preliminary Information communication provides the technician with the steps to diagnose and repair the concern of mildew odor or water on front floor on either side of the vehicle. Technician will gain access to the front wheelhouse of the affected side. The front wheel house flange may have a void in the sealer causing water to leak through and accumulate on the floor or wet carpet will be found. A thumb grade sealer will need to be placed in the void to prevent the water leak into the cabin.
PI14402018-05-07. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER. This preliminary informational bulletin provides technicians with diagnostic tips for a customer concern of odor emanating from HVAC system.
09-00-89-016D2018-05-07. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. This warranty administration bulletin provides retail and wholesale service personnel with the policies and the warranty claims submission procedures that support Labor Operation 0600014 ? Suspected Tampering or Vehicle Modifications.
12-06-01-008B2018-05-07. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. This informational bulletin provides dealership personnel information on unscheduled supplemental services (including flushing services and additives) and proper use of GM simplified maintenance schedules (Canada only).
PIE03852018-05-07. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. This engineering information bulletin is requesting information from the field on vehicles that have the concern of a noisy water pump.
PIE0377A2018-05-07. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. This engineering information bulletin is ending the need of information from the field on vehicles with the condition of Check Engine Light Illuminated with Possible DTCs P057C or P057D Set.
16NA3562018-05-07. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.. This technical bulletin provides a procedure to clear the codes and re-evaluate the XM radio channels to correct a condition of audio muting when listening to some Sirius XM channels but if they change channels they will find others that experience normal audio. This could be due to interference from transmitting sources outside of Sirius XM?s frequency range.
16NA3552018-05-07. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:ANTI-THEFT DEVICES. this informational bulletin provides Information on Using MyBuick, MyCadillac, MyChevrolet, and MyGMC Phone Applications to Control GM Accessory Remote Start Kits.
16NA3412018-05-07. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. This technical bulletin provides multiple fixes for a condition of a waiting for update screen appearing on the display, due to either a reprogramming of the hmi module or due to a fuse that needs to be pulled and restarting of the module.
16NA3382018-05-07. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. This Bulletin provides guidelines for Dealers to determine whether or not they need to contact the PQC for an engine, transmission or transfer case assembly replacement and information explaining the PQC process, Global Warranty Management Transaction submission, vehicle repair record retention and proper handling of assembly returns.
16NA3262018-05-07. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. This technical bulletin provides a procedure to reprogram the radio controls and pull a fuse for the display module to correct a condition of the display not responding to touch screen actions or that no user input will work, due to a internal software concern.
16NA3172018-05-07. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:ANTI-THEFT DEVICES. This informational bulletin provides information on the proper ways to remove or replace the key cylinder covers due to somevehicleshavingthe key cylinders hidden during the time of delivery.
16NA2662018-05-07. Service bulletin. EXTERIOR LIGHTING. This technical bulletin provides a procedure to update the ECM to the latest software and calibration available to correct a customer concern that the Malfunction Indicator Lamp is illuminated and/or the remote start will not start the vehicle due to a voltage spike in the ECM, above the threshold value which will set the code P0132 or P223E.
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.
150603002D2018-05-07. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY; EQUIPMENT. Original Equipment Batteries Part Number and ACDelco Replacement Battery Approved Warranty Part Numbers
150603002C2018-05-07. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. This informational bulletin provides information on approved warranty part numbers for original equipment batteries
140089004C2018-05-07. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:ANTI-THEFT DEVICES. The information in this bulletin details the proper configurations for the ignition key, fob, key tags and key rings and applying a QR code sticker or barcode sticker to a key fob.
100844006D2018-05-07. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM). This Informational Bulletin provides information for customers to report Missing or Inaccurate navigation Radio Map Disc information.

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