Service bulletins for the 2018 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.
1077 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.
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| 040089015V | 2021-03-01. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. This bulletin provides information on Warranty Administration ? Required Operating Procedures - 8 Points (U.S. Only). |
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| 010601011L | 2021-03-01. 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. |
| 20NA224 | 2021-02-22. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER. This service bulletin provides a procedure to inspect the A/C compressor failure due to a combination of low refrigerant and/or PAG oil to correct a condition of Air Conditioning Blows Warm Air and/or Does Not Get Cold. |
| 20NA223 | 2021-02-22. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY; EQUIPMENT; STEERING. This service bulletin provides repair information to correct a customer concern of Steering is Sticking, Binding, Hard to Turn, or Stiff. |
| 20NA159 | 2021-02-22. Service bulletin. TIRES. This Warranty Administration bulletin is for information on General Motors New Vehicle Tire Warranty Program (U.S. Dealers Only). |
| 19NA206 | 2021-02-22. Service bulletin. 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. |
| 18NA306 | 2021-02-22. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. This Warranty Administration bulletin provides information for dealers/Service advisors on when and how to submit a Pre-Repair Authorization (PRA). |
| 16NA019 | 2021-02-22. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. This informational bulletin provides information on Transmission Adaptive Functions and Correcting Low Mileage Harsh Shifts, Slips, or Flares. |
| PIC6424 | 2021-02-16. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; AIR BAGS. This Preliminary information communicates a condition where there is only newer hardware available when replacing the Active Safety Control Module. The newer hardware is not compatible with whatis currently loaded into the SPS programming system. Engineering is working on a new software set to address the concern. |
| 090604026S | 2021-02-01. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. This bulletin provides information on identifying Non-GM Engine Calibrations for Gasoline Engines using the Tech 2 or GDS 2. |
| 040089015V | 2021-02-01. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. This bulletin provides information on Warranty Administration ? Required Operating Procedures - 8 Points (U.S. Only). |
| 010601011L | 2021-02-01. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING; EQUIPMENT. This informational bulletin provides guidelines and diagnostic/repair information to technicians regarding vehicle engine oil consumption. |
| 20NA224 | 2021-02-01. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. This service bulletin provides a procedure to inspect the A/C compressor failure due to a combination of low refrigerant and/or PAG oil to correct a condition of Air Conditioning Blows Warm Air and/or Does Not Get Cold. |
| 20NA223 | 2021-02-01. Service bulletin. STEERING. This service bulletin provides repair information to correct a customer concern of Steering is Sticking, Binding, Hard to Turn, or Stiff. |
| 20NA159 | 2021-02-01. Service bulletin. TIRES. This Warranty Administration bulletin is for information on General Motors New Vehicle Tire Warranty Program (U.S. Dealers Only). |
| 19NA206 | 2021-02-01. 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. |
| 18NA306 | 2021-02-01. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. This Warranty Administration bulletin provides information for dealers/Service advisors on when and how to submit a Pre-Repair Authorization (PRA). |
| 16NA019 | 2021-02-01. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. This informational bulletin provides information on Transmission Adaptive Functions and Correcting Low Mileage Harsh Shifts, Slips, or Flares. |
| PIC6424 | 2021-01-25. Service bulletin. AIR BAGS; BACK OVER PREVENTION:SOFTWARE. This Preliminary information communicates a condition where there is only newer hardware available when replacing the Active Safety Control Module. The newer hardware is not compatible with whatis currently loaded into the SPS programming system. Engineering is working on a new software set to address the concern. |
| PI0754D | 2020-12-21. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR:CRITICAL FASTENERS; VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR. This PI provides information on Rear and Side Tempered Glass Spots (Quench Marks) and that they are a normal characteristic. |
| 990851001E | 2020-12-21. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; STRUCTURE. Thins informational bulletin provides information on Paint-less Dent Repair Process. |
| 060089031F | 2020-12-21. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION; ENGINE. This service bulletin provides information on OEM and Remanufactured Engine and Automatic Transmission/Transaxle Identification. |
| 000310002L | 2020-12-21. 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. |
| 18NA263 | 2020-12-21. 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). |
| PIT5074N | 2020-12-14. 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. |
The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.