# NHTSA recall 22V923000

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: 22V923000
- Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
- Reported: 2022\-12\-14
- Owners notified: 2023\-01\-20
- Component: STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
- Units potentially affected: 2108
- Part numbers: 84791381 / 84791385

## What is wrong

General Motors, LLC \(GM\) is recalling certain 2022\-2023 Chevrolet Malibu vehicles.  The front impact bar, a structural portion of the vehicle frame, may not be properly welded to the front frame rail.


## What can happen

An improperly welded front impact bar may result in the front crash sensors not performing correctly, increasing the risk of injury in a crash.


## The remedy

Dealers will inspect the right\-hand and left\-hand side of the vehicle's motor rail for an incomplete weld.  If the condition is found, the vehicle will be repurchased by GM.  Owner notification letters were mailed January 20, 2023.  Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1\-800\-222\-1020.


## 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.nhtsa.gov.


## Remedy progress the manufacturer reported

- Report: Annual report 1, for 2025 quarter 1 to 2025 quarter 4
- Filed with NHTSA: 2026\-01\-15
- Vehicles in the campaign: 2108
- Reported remedied: 1878 \(89%\)
- Reported unreachable: 10
- Reported removed: 2

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2025 quarter 4, 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

- [2022 CHEVROLET MALIBU](/makes/chevrolet/malibu/2022/recalls.md)
- [2023 CHEVROLET MALIBU](/makes/chevrolet/malibu/2023/recalls.md)

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

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

- [18\-NA\-069](/bulletins/11017876.md), 2025-05-06, Service bulletin
- [05\-08\-51\-001L](/bulletins/11015382.md), 2025-03-08, Service bulletin
- [22\-NA\-244](/bulletins/11014238.md), 2025-02-12, Service bulletin
- [10\-08\-110\-001L](/bulletins/11014171.md), 2025-02-11, Service bulletin
- [21\-NA\-043](/bulletins/11011709.md), 2024-12-10, Service bulletin
- [22\-NA\-244](/bulletins/11010493.md), 2024-11-13, Service bulletin
- [23\-NA\-219](/bulletins/11009764.md), 2024-11-05, Service bulletin
- [23\-NA\-164](/bulletins/11007724.md), 2024-09-12, Service bulletin
- [22\-NA\-244](/bulletins/11000550.md), 2024-05-30, Warranty extension
- [PI0281K](/bulletins/10250244.md), 2024-02-14, 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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