Airbags complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2017 Chevrolet Malibu has 8 NHTSA airbags complaints and 2 airbags-related recalls.
8
Complaints
2
Recalls
5
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
18V400000
AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2016-2018 Chevrolet Malibu vehicles. During servicing, a Passenger Presence System (PPS) may have been i...
16V870000
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2017 Malibu vehicles manufactured on November 10, 2016. The right-hand rear side air bag inflator manifo...
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 27, 2025 | AIR BAGS | The service notification for my airbag was coming on. I took it to a mechanic and they said the modu... |
| Jul 3, 2023 | AIR BAGS | I was traveling at 55 mph and hit a deer with my car's front end. The impact affected about 60% of m... |
| Oct 6, 2022 | AIR BAGS | The contact owns a 2017 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated that while driving approximately 30 -35... |
| Aug 6, 2022 | AIR BAGS | The contact owns a 2017 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated that while driving approximately 15 MPH... |
| Nov 15, 2018 | AIR BAGS | NOVEMBER 2018, I WAS IN A CAR ACCIDENT WHERE A VEHICLE WAS MAKING AN ILLEGAL U-TURN IN THE MIDDLE OF... |
| Feb 17, 2018 | AIR BAGS,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 CHEVROLET MALIBU. ON SEVERAL DIFFERENT OCCASIONS, WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT,... |
| Feb 14, 2018 | AIR BAGS | VEHICLE MOVING SLOWLY AND ALMOST STATIONARY WHEN STRUCK IN DRIVER SIDE REAR DOOR AREA BY FULL SIZE P... |
| Jun 13, 2017 | AIR BAGS | 6/13/2017 I WAS INVOLVED IN A 2 VEHICLE COLLISION ON A HIGHWAY. I WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH... |