{"nhtsa_id":10163851,"type":"service_bulletin","type_name":"Service bulletin","date_added":"2019-08-19","date":"2019-07-26","document_id":"N182195660","mfr_campaign":null,"replaces":null,"component":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION","mfr_system":null,"summary":"N182195660 - Customer Satisfaction Program - The 1.5 L LFV engines in certain 2016 and 2017 model year Chevrolet Malibu vehicles may have a pre-ignition condition that requires immediate repair. This condition may cause the engine to perform poorly, misfire, run rough, and/or excessively consume oil. It may also illuminate the vehicle?s service engine light. Over time, if not repaired, the condition can damage the vehicle?s pistons and engine. Replace pistons.","document":{"url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2019/MC-10163851-0001.pdf","alternate_url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2019/MC-10163851-9999.pdf","confirmed":false},"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/bulletins/10163851","components":[{"id":"electrical","name":"Electrical system","parent":null},{"id":"ignition","name":"Ignition","parent":"electrical"}],"codes":[],"topics":[],"vehicles":[{"make":"CHEVROLET","model":"MALIBU","year_from":2016,"year_to":2017,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2016_chevrolet_malibu","2017_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":[]}