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2020 Chevrolet Malibu — Problems, Recalls & Complaints

Aggregated from NHTSA safety recalls and owner complaints. Data updated daily from federal databases.

1
Open Recalls
188
Owner Complaints
7
Reported Injuries
1
Reported Deaths
65
Good
Reliability Score (0–100)
Accelerating +64%
Complaint Trend
97 last 24mo vs 59 prior

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2020 Chevrolet Malibu Safety Recalls (1)

21V64900020/08/2021
SEAT BELTS:CRITICAL FASTENERS

General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2016-2021 Chevrolet Malibu and 2019-2021 Cadillac XT4 vehicles. The rear seat belt retractors may be improperly secured with loose or missing fasteners.

Remedy: Dealers will inspect and tighten the rear seat belt retractors, as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on September 17, 2021. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020 and Cadillac customer service at 1-800-458-8006. GM's number for this recall is N212333380.

Most Common Problems Reported for 2020 Chevrolet Malibu

POWER TRAIN
26
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
20
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
18
ENGINE
14
SERVICE BRAKES
9
SERVICE BRAKES,ENGINE
9
POWER TRAIN,UNKNOWN OR OTHER
5
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SERVICE BRAKES
5

Based on 188 owner complaints filed with NHTSA

Safety Incident Summary

10
Crash-Involved Complaints
7
Reported Injuries
1
Reported Deaths

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