Recall Register

2019 Chevrolet Malibu: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 1 recall campaign for the 2019 Chevrolet Malibu. The campaign is 21V649000. NHTSA received the report on 20 Aug 2021. The NHTSA record gives the component Seat Belts / Rear/Other / Retractor. NHTSA has 191 complaints on file for this model year.

The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on this campaign.

This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.

Remedy of campaign 21V649000, in the NHTSA record

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.
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Recall campaigns

1 campaign. 402 units in total.

  1. 21V649000Received . 402 units.

    Seat Belts / Rear/Other / Retractor

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    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.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    An improperly secured seat belt retractor may not function properly in a crash, increasing the risk of injury.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    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.

    Report filed by General Motors, LLC. Manufacturer campaign number N212333380. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.

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Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.

Complaints by component

191 complaints, 314 component mentions.

A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. The figure per 1,000 component mentions shows how many of each 1,000 mentions name the component.

  • 2019 Chevrolet Malibu
  • All 2019 vehicles
2019 Chevrolet Malibu: complaints by component, per 1,000 component mentions
Component2019 MalibuAll 2019 vehiclesMalibu, all yearsMentions
Power Train213.4123.757.367
Engine203.8145.373.464
Electrical System197.5130.6163.762
Unknown or Other114.6103.34436
Service Brakes70.149.937.322
Fuel/Propulsion System54.149.223.417
Vehicle Speed Control38.223.740.212
Air Bags19.125.734.96
Exterior Lighting12.714.469.34
Service Brakes, Hydraulic12.76.254.94

The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 26.

Complaints that report a crash
8
Complaints that report a fire
1
Injuries in the complaints
7
Deaths in the complaints
0
Date of the newest complaint
24 Sep 2026

These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.

Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.

Complaints about the 2019 Chevrolet Malibu, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 2023, with 42 complaints.

Investigations

The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.

Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.

Other model years

The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.

  1. 19640
  2. 19731
  3. 19740
  4. 19750
  5. 19771
  6. 19787
  7. 19795
  8. 19805
  9. 19812
  10. 19822
  11. 19832
  12. 19860
  13. 19890
  14. 19974
  15. 19983
  16. 19991
  17. 20003
  18. 20012
  19. 20022
  20. 20032
  21. 20046
  22. 20053
  23. 20066
  24. 20073
  25. 20084
  26. 20095
  27. 20103
  28. 20113
  29. 20122
  30. 20139
  31. 20146
  32. 20153
  33. 20169
  34. 20174
  35. 20186
  36. 20191
  37. 20201
  38. 20212
  39. 20221
  40. 20232
  41. 20242
  42. 20251

A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.

Official channels

Cite this page

Recall Register. 2019 Chevrolet Malibu: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/chevrolet/malibu/2019/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .

Sources

Source
NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Licence
US government work, public domain
Recall file through
30 Sep 2026
Complaint file through
30 Sep 2026
First complaint in the file
1 Jan 1995
Manufacturer in the recall file
General Motors, LLC

The NHTSA record is the authority. A complaint count is the number of different complaint numbers for the make, the model and the model year. How the register is made. Report an error.

Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2019 Chevrolet Malibu?
402 units in 1 campaign. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Chevrolet Malibu have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 66 recall campaigns for the Chevrolet Malibu, model years 1964 to 2025. 1 of them names the 2019 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 2019 Chevrolet Malibu name most often?
Power Train: 67 of 314 component mentions, or 213.4 per 1,000. For all 2019 vehicles the figure is 123.7 per 1,000.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2019 Chevrolet Malibu open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.