# NHTSA recall 16V781000

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: 16V781000
- Manufacturer's number: 16079
- Manufacturer: General Motors LLC
- Reported: 2016\-10\-26
- Owners notified: 2016\-10\-27
- Component: AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
- Units potentially affected: 18

## What is wrong

General Motors LLC \(GM\) is recalling certain model year 2016 Chevrolet Malibu vehicles manufactured November 18, 2015, to June 7, 2016.  The fabric of the side\-impact air bag cushion may tear during deployment.


## What can happen

If the air bag tears during deployment, the air bag may not perform as designed, increasing the risk of injury in the event of a crash.


## The remedy

GM will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and, as necessary, replace the air bag module, free of charge.  The recall began October 27, 2016.  Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1\-800\-222\-1020.  GM's number for this recall is 16079.


## 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 2018 quarter 1
- Filed with NHTSA: 2018\-04\-24
- Vehicles in the campaign: 18
- Reported remedied: 17 \(94%\)
- Reported unreachable: 0
- Reported removed: 0

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2018 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.

## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2016 CHEVROLET MALIBU](/makes/chevrolet/malibu/2016/recalls.md). Built 2015\-11\-18 to 2016\-06\-07.

## 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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