# NHTSA recall 13V024000

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: 13V024000
- Manufacturer's number: 13008
- Manufacturer: General Motors LLC
- Reported: 2013\-01\-23
- Owners notified: 2013\-01\-21
- Component: SUSPENSION:REAR
- Units potentially affected: 8519

## What is wrong

General Motors is recalling certain model year 2013 Chevrolet Malibu vehicles, manufactured December 6, 2011, through January 15, 2013.  One or more rear suspension bolts may not have been tightened to the specified torque.  This may lead to sudden changes in vehicle handling.


## What can happen

Sudden changes in vehicle handling may increase the risk of a crash.


## The remedy

General Motors will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and retighten the bolts as necessary, free of charge.  Owner notifications have already begun and will be completed shortly.  Owners may contact General Motors at 1\-800\-521\-7300.


## Notes

This is General Motors recall number 13008.Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1\-888\-327\-4236 \(TTY 1\-800\-424\-9153\), or go to www.safercar.gov.


## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2013 CHEVROLET MALIBU](/makes/chevrolet/malibu/2013/recalls.md). Built 2011\-12\-06 to 2012\-07\-25.

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

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

- [PI0281L](/bulletins/11019516.md), 2025-06-12, Service bulletin
- [05\-03\-08\-002J](/bulletins/11007936.md), 2024-09-20, Service bulletin
- [05\-03\-08\-002J](/bulletins/11007935.md), 2024-09-20, Service bulletin
- [15\-00\-89\-004G](/bulletins/11000119.md), 2024-05-15, Service bulletin
- [PIT5214F](/bulletins/10247352.md), 2023-12-18, Service bulletin
- [13008A](/bulletins/10246697.md), 2023-12-11, Service bulletin
- [13008](/bulletins/10246696.md), 2023-12-11, Service bulletin
- [PIT5214](/bulletins/10245907.md), 2023-12-04, Service bulletin
- [03\-00\-91\-001I](/bulletins/10245395.md), 2023-11-22, Service bulletin
- [15\-00\-89\-004F](/bulletins/10242061.md), 2023-09-08, 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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