# NHTSA recall 12V224000

A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.

- Published by: NHTSA \(United States\)
- Campaign number: 12V224000
- Manufacturer's number: 12102
- Manufacturer: GENERAL MOTORS LLC
- Reported: 2012\-05\-18
- Owners notified: 2012\-06\-13
- Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE
- Units potentially affected: 4304

## What is wrong

GENERAL MOTORS \(GM\) IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2013 CHEVROLET MALIBU VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM OCTOBER 24, 2011, THROUGH MARCH 31, 2012.  AFTER AN EVENT OF HARD BRAKING, THE SENSING AND DIAGNOSTIC MODULE \(SDM\) MAY RESET ITSELF.


## What can happen

IF THIS OCCURS DURING AN AGGRESSIVE TURNING MANEUVER, AND THEN AFTERWARDS A POTENTIAL VEHICLE ROLLOVER EVENT IS SENSED, THE ROOF RAIL AIRBAG MAY UNINTENTIONALLY DEPLOY.  ADDITIONALLY, THE AIR BAGS AND/OR SEATBELT PRETENSIONERS MAY NOT DEPLOY DURING A SEVERE CRASH, INCREASING THE RISK OF PERSONAL INJURY.


## The remedy

GM WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND DEALERS WILL REPROGRAM THE SDM.   THIS SERVICE WILL BE PERFORMED FREE OF CHARGE.  THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON JUNE 13, 2012.


## Notes

GM’S SAFETY RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER IS 12102. CUSTOMERS MAY CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1\-888\-327\-4236 \(TTY: 1\-800\-424\-9153\); OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.


## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2013 CHEVROLET MALIBU](/makes/chevrolet/malibu/2013/recalls.md). Built 2011\-10\-24 to 2012\-03\-31.

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.

- [20\-NA\-132](/bulletins/10252774.md), 2024-04-05, Service bulletin
- [PIC5656A](/bulletins/10246973.md), 2023-12-11, Service bulletin
- [130089003](/bulletins/10246614.md), 2023-12-11, Service bulletin
- [PIP5632G](/bulletins/10230683.md), 2023-01-30, Service bulletin
- [PIP4902Q](/bulletins/10230682.md), 2023-01-30, Service bulletin
- [150844001J](/bulletins/10166666.md), 2019-10-28, Service bulletin
- [18NA246](/bulletins/10161941.md), 2019-07-01, Service bulletin
- [070849020P](/bulletins/10158861.md), 2019-04-22, Service bulletin
- [PIT5236K](/bulletins/10157041.md), 2019-04-08, Service bulletin
- [PIP4723C](/bulletins/10157018.md), 2019-04-08, Service bulletin

## Check a VIN

- [NHTSA recall lookup by VIN, United States](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls)
- [Transport Canada recall search, Canada](https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng)

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