NHTSA campaign 13V024000 · Manufacturer campaign 13008
Chevrolet Recall 13V-024: Rear Suspension Bolt Torque
NHTSA recall 13V024000 (Manufacturer campaign 13008) was reported by General Motors LLC on January 23, 2013, with 8,519 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Chevrolet Malibu for the 2013 model year. Owners were notified on January 21, 2013, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 13V024000 (also written 13V-024 or 13V024)
- Filed by
- General Motors LLC
- Manufacturer campaign number
- 13008
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 8,519 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Suspension — Rear
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 13V024000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.
Chevrolet
Chevrolet Malibu
- 2013 · Vehicles built December 6, 2011 – July 25, 2012 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 13V024000.
Defect description
General Motors is recalling certain model year 2013 Chevrolet Malibu vehicles, manufactured December 6, 2011, through January 15, 2013. One or more rear suspension bolts may not have been tightened to the specified torque. This may lead to sudden changes in vehicle handling.
Safety consequence
Sudden changes in vehicle handling may increase the risk of a crash.
Manufacturer remedy
General Motors will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and retighten the bolts as necessary, free of charge. Owner notifications have already begun and will be completed shortly. Owners may contact General Motors at 1-800-521-7300.
Notes
This is General Motors recall number 13008.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.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 13V024000
Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.