# NHTSA recall 19V019000

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: 19V019000
- Manufacturer's number: N182206630
- Manufacturer: General Motors LLC
- Reported: 2019\-01\-16
- Owners notified: 2019\-02\-25
- Component: AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
- Units potentially affected: 1145

## What is wrong

General Motors LLC \(GM\) is recalling certain 2010\-2011 Chevrolet Malibu vehicles.  In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the driver frontal air bag, the air bag inflator may explode due to being overpressurized.


## What can happen

If the inflator explodes, sharp metal fragments may strike the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.


## The remedy

GM has notified owners, and dealers will replace the front driver air bag module, free of charge.  The recall began February 25, 2019.  Owners may contact GM customer service at 1\-800\-522\-9559.  GM's number for this recall is N182206630.


## 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 7, for 2020 quarter 3
- Filed with NHTSA: 2020\-10\-20
- Vehicles in the campaign: 1145
- Reported remedied: 459 \(40%\)
- Reported unreachable: 52
- Reported removed: 53

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2020 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

- [2010 CHEVROLET MALIBU](/makes/chevrolet/malibu/2010/recalls.md). Built 2010\-05\-01 to 2010\-08\-24.
- [2011 CHEVROLET MALIBU](/makes/chevrolet/malibu/2011/recalls.md). Built 2010\-05\-01 to 2010\-08\-24.

## Investigated as EA16003

This recall followed 1 NHTSA investigation. An investigation is NHTSA looking into a possible defect. It is not a finding that a defect exists, and it does not say that any one vehicle is affected.

- EA16003: Engineering analysis, opened 2016\-08\-04. Air Bag Inflator Rupture. AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE.

From NHTSA's investigation file, as of 2026-10-19. JSON: [/v1/recalls/nhtsa/19V019000/investigations](/v1/recalls/nhtsa/19V019000/investigations)

## 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)

JSON: [/v1/recalls/nhtsa/19V019000](/v1/recalls/nhtsa/19V019000)

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