General Motors, Llc | NHTSA Recall #15V164000
Vehicle safety recall details from the Department of Transportation.
Description
Detailed recall information for NHTSA ID 15V164000 by General Motors, Llc. Affecting model year 2013-2015 chevrolet malibu vehicles october 24, 2011, to march 5, 2015 Includes 87,063 affected units, Roof Panel May Inadvertently Auto Close/FMVSS 118, component: VISIBILITY, and more from the Department of Transportation.
Vehicle Make / Model
makesAndModelsmodel year 2013-2015 chevrolet malibu vehicles october 24, 2011, to march 5, 2015
Defect Summary
General motors llc (gm) is recalling certain model year 2013-2015 chevrolet malibu vehicles october 24, 2011, to march 5, 2015. in the affected vehicles, the slide or tilt switch for the roof panel may not be adequately recessed to prevent the switch from inadvertently being pressed. as such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard (fmvss) no. 118, "power-operated window, partition, and roof panel systems."
Corrective Action
Gm will notify owners, and dealers will update the body control module (bcm) software to remove auto-close feature for certain switch positions, free of charge. the recall began april 21, 2015. owners may contact chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020. gm's number for this recall is 15176.