NHTSA recall 15V269000
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 | 15V269000 |
| Manufacturer's number | 15031 |
| Manufacturer | General Motors LLC |
| Reported | 2015-05-08 |
| Owners notified | 2015-11-16 |
| Component | SEAT BELTS |
| Units potentially affected | 437045 |
| Report | Quarterly report 6, for 2017 quarter 1 |
|---|---|
| Filed with NHTSA | 2017-04-21 |
| Vehicles in the campaign | 437045 |
| Reported remedied | 231086 (52%) |
| Reported unreachable | 12 |
| Reported removed | 16819 |
These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2017 quarter 1, as filed with NHTSA. They do not say whether one vehicle has been remedied: check the VIN with the official lookups. The reports are from data as of 2026-10-19.
What is wrong
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2011-2012 Chevrolet Malibu vehicles manufactured April 8, 2010, to October 11, 2012. In the affected vehicles, the flexible steel cables that connect the seat belts to the vehicle at the outside of the driver seat and the front passenger seat may be bent from being sat on while entering the vehicle. This repeated bending may result in the cable breaking.
What can happen
If the cable breaks, the seat occupant may not be properly restrained in the event of a crash, increasing their risk of injury.
The remedy
GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the outboard lap anchor mounting bracket and inspect the flexible steel cable, replacing it as necessary, free of charge. The recall began on November 16, 2015. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020. GM's number for this recall is 15031.
Notes
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.
| 2011 CHEVROLET MALIBU | Built 2010-04-08 to 2011-06-09. |
|---|---|
| 2012 CHEVROLET MALIBU | Built 2011-04-19 to 2012-10-11. |
A vehicle with no link is not in this site's catalog, which covers cars, multipurpose vehicles and trucks by model year. The campaign is from data as of 2026-10-19.
Bulletins for the same vehicles and component
| 24-NA-147 | 2024-09-04. Service bulletin. This service bulletin provides information on regular inspection of the Seat Belt Lap Anchor. |
|---|---|
| 990940005G | 2024-02-12. Service bulletin. Seat Belt Extender Availability |
| 990940005G | 2023-12-11. Service bulletin. Seat Belt Extender Availability |
| 99-09-40-005I | 2023-07-28. Service bulletin. This service bulletin provides information on availability for a seat belt extender. |
| N182194790 | 2019-05-13. Service bulletin. N182194790 - Special Coverage. In certain ehicles, if a driver repeatedly sits on the seat belt cable cover located at the base of the driver?s seat when entering the vehicle, it may cause the seat belt pretensioner to bend sharply over the seat side shield. If this continues to occur over an extended period of time, which is very rare, the seat belt pretensioner cable may fatigue and eventually separate, which could reduce the effectiveness of the vehicle?s seat belts. Before any damage occurs to the pretensioner cable itself, signs of wear will be visible on the pretensioner cable cover where it has been repeatedly bent over the seat side shield. This special coverage covers the condition described above for a period of 10 years or 120,000 miles (193,000 km), whichever occurs first, from the date the vehicle was originally placed in service, regardless of ownership. Dealers are to inspect and replace the driver seat belt lap anchor pretensioner and replace if necessary. The repairs will be made at no charge to the customer. |
| PI0388C | 2018-06-04. Service bulletin. This preliminary informational bulletin provides a revision of PI0388B to add the Cadillac XTS model, graphics, improved Instructions and Warranty Information. |
| PI0388D | 2018-05-29. Service bulletin. This preliminary information provides a procedure to repair the seat belt webbing and latch by rolling it back over. |
| 05-09-40-002G | 2018-04-23. Service bulletin. This technical bulletin provides a revision of 05-09-40-002F to add the 2013-2014 model years. |
| PI0388B | 2018-04-16. Service bulletin. This preliminary informational bulletin provides information on properly repositioning the seat belt webbing/latch plate due to becoming twisted. |
| 09-09-40-001C | 2017-08-15. Service bulletin. This informational bulletin provides information to advise dealers about seat belt buckles not operating and/or seat belt warning light illumination, as well as difficulty latching and unlatching the buckle or the buckle release button sticking. |
A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.