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- AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION
- Problem
- General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2016-2018 Chevrolet Malibu vehicles. During servicing, a Passenger Presence System (PPS) may have been installed that was not correctly calibrated to the vehicle's seat type. As a result, the PPS may not properly identify an adult passenger from a child passenger in the front passenger seat, potentially causing the air bag to not deploy when it should, or causing the air bag to deploy when it shouldn't.
- Risk
- In the event of a crash, improper air bag deployment can increase the risk of injury.
- Remedy
- GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front passenger PPS seat service kit, free of charge. The recall began August 7, 2018. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020. GM's number for this recall is 18208.
- Notes
- Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
What this recall means for you
Some 2016-2018 Chevrolet Malibus may have had a Passenger Presence System installed during servicing that was not calibrated to the vehicle's seat type. As a result, the system may fail to tell an adult passenger from a child in the front passenger seat.
In a crash, this could cause the front passenger airbag to fail to deploy when it should, or to deploy when it should not. Improper airbag deployment can increase the risk of injury.
GM will notify owners, and authorized dealers will replace the front passenger Passenger Presence System seat service kit free of charge. Owners can contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020 (GM recall number 18208), and should check their vehicle identification number for open recalls.
Check whether this recall is open on your vehicle
Official recall notice
Affected vehicles
| Chevrolet Malibu | 201620172018 |
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