# NHTSA recall 16V151000

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: 16V151000
- Manufacturer's number: 31820
- Manufacturer: General Motors LLC
- Reported: 2016\-03\-11
- Owners notified: 2016\-04\-14
- Component: AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
- Units potentially affected: 3137

## What is wrong

General Motors LLC \(GM\) is recalling certain 2016 Malibu vehicles manufactured February 16, 2016, to March 5, 2016.  The two weld studs that mount the front and rear side impact air bags may fracture and separate from the air bag during deployment.  As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard \(FMVSS\) No. 214, "Side Impact Protection."


## What can happen

Fractured weld studs may allow the side air bag to move out of position during deployment, increasing the risk of injury.


## The remedy

GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the side air bag modules, free of charge.  The recall began on April 14, 2016.  Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1\-800\-222\-1020.  GM's number for this recall is 31820.


## 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.


## Remedy progress the manufacturer reported

- Report: Quarterly report 6, for 2017 quarter 3
- Filed with NHTSA: 2017\-10\-10
- Vehicles in the campaign: 3137
- Reported remedied: 3074 \(97%\)
- Reported unreachable: 0
- Reported removed: 0

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2017 quarter 3, 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.

## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2016 CHEVROLET MALIBU](/makes/chevrolet/malibu/2016/recalls.md). Built 2016\-02\-16 to 2016\-03\-05.

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

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

- [15NA087](/bulletins/10250050.md), 2024-02-12, Service bulletin
- [GCUS3407](/bulletins/10248441.md), 2024-01-08, Service bulletin
- [PIT5994](/bulletins/10234237.md), 2023-04-17, Service bulletin
- [PIC5650J](/bulletins/10201252.md), 2021-09-13, Service bulletin
- [17NA103](/bulletins/10137368.md), 2018-05-21, Service bulletin
- [12\-09\-41\-002C](/bulletins/10116886.md), 2017-08-31, Service bulletin
- [16\-NA\-246](/bulletins/10116603.md), 2017-08-31, Service bulletin
- [17\-NA\-103](/bulletins/10114005.md), 2017-08-15, Service bulletin
- [06\-08\-50\-009I](/bulletins/10112302.md), 2017-08-15, Service bulletin
- [16NA246](/bulletins/10082437.md), 2016-10-14, 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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