{"nhtsa_id":10078879,"type":"service_bulletin","type_name":"Service bulletin","date_added":"2016-08-25","date":"2016-05-11","document_id":"PIP-5397","mfr_campaign":null,"replaces":null,"component":"ENGINE; EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL","mfr_system":null,"summary":"THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION ADVISES THE TECHNICIAN THAT THE 1.8 ENGINE WITH REGULAR PRODUCTION OPTION CODE LKN FOR MODEL YEAR 2016 WILL BE PLACED ON THE ENGINE EXCHANGE PROGRAM. DEALER WILL NEED TO CALL GENERAL MOTORS PRODUCT QUALITY CENTER FOR ASSISTANCE.","document":null,"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/bulletins/10078879","components":[{"id":"engine","name":"Engine","parent":null},{"id":"equipment","name":"Equipment and accessories","parent":null},{"id":"labels-manuals","name":"Labels and manuals","parent":null}],"codes":[],"topics":[],"vehicles":[{"make":"CHEVROLET","model":"MALIBU","year_from":2016,"year_to":2016,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2016_chevrolet_malibu"]}],"as_of":"2026-10-19","note":"A bulletin is a manufacturer's communication to its dealers, as NHTSA indexes it. The summary is NHTSA's. The document is the manufacturer's: read it at NHTSA. A bulletin is not a recall, and listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned.","attribution":[]}