{"nhtsa_id":10126985,"type":"service_bulletin","type_name":"Service bulletin","date_added":"2018-01-16","date":"2017-12-19","document_id":"PIP5539","mfr_campaign":null,"replaces":null,"component":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:TURBO/SUPERCHARGER","mfr_system":null,"summary":"This Preliminary information communicates to the dealer that the turbocharger wastegate actuator - rod assembly should be replaced as an individual component if found to be broken or damaged. That complete turbocharger replacement is not recommended. To also install the spring washer as directed by 17-NA-007 anytime that the wastegate actuator assembly is replaced.","document":{"url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2017/MC-10126985-9999.pdf","alternate_url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2017/MC-10126985-0001.pdf","confirmed":false},"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/bulletins/10126985","components":[{"id":"engine","name":"Engine","parent":null},{"id":"turbocharger","name":"Turbocharger or supercharger","parent":"engine"}],"codes":[],"topics":[],"vehicles":[{"make":"CHEVROLET","model":"MALIBU","year_from":2016,"year_to":2018,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2016_chevrolet_malibu","2017_chevrolet_malibu","2018_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":[]}