Service bulletins for the 2021 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.
696 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.
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| PIP4902Q | 2023-01-30. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician that General Motors Technical Assistance Center may ask for Global Diagnostic System 2 Session Log. Technician will need use Global Diagnostic System 2 to send the session logs to General Motors Technical Assistance Center for further assistance on the vehicle in question. |
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| 21-NA-135 | 2023-01-25. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. This service bulletin provides information to inform dealership personnel about Law Enforcement and Government vehicles that request to disable or enable content. |
| 20-NA-047 | 2023-01-25. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. This service bulletin provides a service procedure to correct customer concerns of Front or Rear Crankshaft Oil Leak, MIL Illuminated with DTC P1101 Set. |
| 22-NA-115 | 2023-01-25. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. This service bulletin provides information for U.S. dealers ONLY to refer to the Battery Maintenance Report to identify vehicles in dealer inventory that require attention. |
| N222372590-01 | 2023-01-07. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. Service Update. Certain vehicles may have a condition in which ice or sludge can accumulate in the Charge Air Cooler (CAC) or Closed Crankcase Ventilation (CCV) system when driving in extremely cold weather conditions (-18°C (0°F) or less). Dealers will install a TCV thermal wrap and, if applicable, reprogram the Engine Control Module. |
| 22-NA-257 | 2023-01-06. Service bulletin. WHEELS. This service bulletin provides information on Dealer Installed LPO Wheel Installation and Return Process. |
| 09-00-89-008F | 2023-01-06. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. This Warranty Administration bulletin provides retail and wholesale service personnel with the policies/procedures and the warranty transaction submission procedures that support the Personal Property Damage process. |
| 22-NA-250 | 2023-01-06. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. This service bulletin provides repair information to correct a customer concern of Rear View Camera Display Gridlines Dim. |
| 21-NA-124 | 2023-01-06. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. This service bulletin provides diagnostic tips/steps on testing for possible EVAP leaks in the system to correct a customer concern of an MIL Illuminated with DTCs P0442 and/or P0455 Set. |
| 18-NA-073 | 2023-01-06. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. This service bulletin provides graphics, information and guidelines for engine component wear to assist service personnel as a guideline to perform necessary engine repairs and prevent unnecessary engine replacement. |
| 16-NA-338 | 2023-01-05. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. This Warranty Admin service bulletin provides guidelines for Dealers Not Required and 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 for Canadian Dealers only. |
| N222372590 | 2022-12-23. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. Service Update. Certain vehicles listed above may have a condition in which ice or sludge can accumulate in the Charge Air Cooler (CAC) or Closed Crankcase Ventilation (CCV) system when driving in extremely cold weather conditions (-18°C (0°F) or less). Dealers will install a TCV thermal wrap and, if applicable, reprogram the Engine Control Module. |
| 22-NA-244 | 2022-12-21. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. This service bulletin provides information about GM Accessories - Dealer-Installed, Repaired or Replaced During Warranty Coverage Period. |
| PIT3271N | 2022-12-12. Service bulletin. WHEELS; TIRES. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about changing the tire and wheel size on vehicles. General Motors will only support a tire calibration for tires that have been sized, tested and designed for the vehicle in question and its applications. Technician should not use the information that is provided by the antilock braking system tire size selection. |
| PIP5598D | 2022-12-12. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY. This Preliminary information communicates the possibility of a crank no start or extended crank condition due to exhaust cam reluctor being out of position. |
| 22-NA-238 | 2022-12-07. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; EQUIPMENT. This service bulletin provides diagnostic/repair information to correct a customer concern of Cellphone not Charging or USB Receptacle Inoperative. |
| 21-NA-212 | 2022-12-07. 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. |
| 20-NA-138 | 2022-12-06. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. This bulletin provides information on Policies Applicable to All U.S. Dealers for Engine and Transmission Assembly Replacement Under Warranty, Policy or Customer Enthusiasm and information on Submission of Warranty Transaction in Global Warranty Management. |
| 22-NA-074 | 2022-12-03. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. This service bulletin provides service information to technicians on guidelines to replace Oil Cooler, Oil Cooler Lines and Oil Tank if the engine was replaced where large amounts of debris has flowed throughout the oiling system. |
| PIP5651G | 2022-11-21. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE; POWER TRAIN. This Preliminary information communicates the possibility of the charge air cooler pipe connection becoming disconnected from the throttle body causing a reduced power issue and one or more of the following trouble codes P0172, P0299, P0101, P0506, P1101. |
| PIT5940A | 2022-11-21. Service bulletin. BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA. This Preliminary information communicates that a customer may notice that the gridlines on the backup camera are very dim. They may mention that this occurred after an OTA update. The dealer technician is advised to perform no repairs. The technician is advised that engineering is looking into a resolution and the resolution will be communicated through this PI or a bulletin when it becomes available. |
| 22-NA-224 | 2022-11-09. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. This service bulletin provides a repair procedure to correct a customer concern of Reduced Engine Power, Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) Illuminated - DTCs P0101, P0172, P0299, P0506, and/or P1101 Set. |
| 22-NA-127 | 2022-11-09. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; EQUIPMENT. This service bulletin provides repair information on release of Radio Software Version V160 Update to correct customer concerns of radio software issues. |
| 15-NA-087 | 2022-11-03. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. This technical bulletin advises the technician to rest the MIL and diagnose additional DTCs for why the code is setting and disabling the start/stop system. |
| 21-NA-054 | 2022-11-03. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. This service bulletin provides repair information to correct various functional concerns of the Instrument Cluster and DTC U0155. |
The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.