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Chevrolet in the affected vehicles, the Slide or Tilt switch for the roof panel may not be adequately recessed to prevent the switch from inadvertently being pressed.

NHTSA campaign 15V-164 · Reported March 23, 2015 · 87,063 vehicles affected

AFFECTED MODELS
Chevrolet Malibu
VEHICLES AFFECTED
87,063
REMEDY
GM will notify owners, and dealers will update the Body Control Module (BCM) software to remove auto-close feature for certain switch positions, free of charge.
COST
Free

The short version

General Motors LLC reported a problem with the visibility sun/moon roof assembly. Here is what owners need to know.

WHAT

In the affected vehicles, the Slide or Tilt switch for the roof panel may not be adequately recessed to prevent the switch from inadvertently being pressed. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No.

WHY IT MATTERS

The Slide or Tilt roof panel switch may inadvertently be pressed and the roof panel may auto-close unexpectedly, increasing the risk of a pinch injury.

WHAT TO DO

GM will notify owners, and dealers will update the Body Control Module (BCM) software to remove auto-close feature for certain switch positions, free of charge.

Affected vehicles

These model years are included in NHTSA campaign 15V-164.

YEAR RANGEMODEL
2013–2015Chevrolet Malibu

What changed

Newest first. The record shows both when the recall began and what has changed since.

  1. Recall reported to NHTSA. LATEST

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