Airbags complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2013 Chevrolet Malibu has 52 NHTSA airbags complaints and 0 airbags-related recalls.
52
Complaints
0
Recalls
17
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 10, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 7, 2026 | AIR BAGS | Driver going 60+ mph hit metal guardrail, spun and slammed into concrete side of bridge. No airbags ... |
| Mar 8, 2025 | AIR BAGS | Service air bag notification is on. Which is a safety issue. |
| Jan 29, 2025 | AIR BAGS | Service airbag |
| Jan 24, 2025 | AIR BAGS | The contact owns a 2013 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated while starting the vehicle, the air bag... |
| Mar 1, 2024 | AIR BAGS | Unknown |
| Feb 20, 2024 | AIR BAGS | The contact owns a 2013 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked in th... |
| Jan 15, 2024 | AIR BAGS,SEATS | Air bag warning light stays on and will not reset. Driver power seat controls buttons out of plastic... |
| Oct 10, 2023 | AIR BAGS | After my car battery was professionally replaced my airbag light came on. GM dealer service got a c... |
| Aug 1, 2023 | AIR BAGS | The airbag maintenace light comes on every time I start it. Alot of my friends who own GMC say that ... |
| Nov 4, 2022 | AIR BAGS | I got sick and I split a utility pole. The airbags did not deploy |
| Feb 15, 2021 | AIR BAGS,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | MY CAR WAS RUNNING IN THE DRIVE WHEN IT DIED AND WOULD NOT RESTART. EVERYTHING WENT DEAD. I HAD TO J... |
| Jan 23, 2021 | AIR BAGS | MY CAR FAILED INSPECTION BECAUSE OF "SERVICE AIRBAG" LIGHT DISPLAYED ON THE DASHBOARD. |
| Nov 2, 2020 | AIR BAGS | [XXX] THE SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AFTER MY PASSENGER SEAT WAS READJUSTED WHILE IT WAS PARKED. ... |
| Jul 1, 2020 | AIR BAGS | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SERVICE AIR BAG WARNING LI... |
| May 21, 2020 | AIR BAGS | AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AFTER REPLACING BATTERY. CAR HAS 25000 MILES ON IT. AIR BAGS WILL NOT ... |
| May 13, 2020 | AIR BAGS | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIRBAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED W... |
| Apr 1, 2020 | AIR BAGS,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | ON MOST OF THE 2013 CHEVY MALIBU THE AIR BAG HAS BEEN RECALLED MY CAR HAS HAD THE AIRBAG WARNING LIG... |
| Apr 1, 2020 | AIR BAGS | I BOUGHT THE CAR IN APRIL.2020, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WILL NOT TURN OFF. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE ... |
| Apr 1, 2020 | AIR BAGS | MY AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT WON'T GO AWAY, I NEED THIS VIN # [XXX] ON THE RECALL LIST FOR AIR BAGS IN... |
| Jan 4, 2020 | AIR BAGS,ENGINE | THE AIR BAG LIGHT AND THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON RIGHT AFTER I LEFT THE DEALERSHIP. AT THAT MOMENT I R... |