The defect
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2016 Chevrolet Malibu vehicles manufactured March 7, 2016, through March 12, 2016. The memory chip in the electronic brake control module (EBCM) may fail and cause the loss of electronically controlled brake systems including anti-lock brakes (ABS) and electronic stability control (ESC). As such, these vehicles fail to conform to Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 126, "Electronic Stability Control Systems."
The risk
If the EBCM fails the primary braking system will still function, however, the loss of ABS and ESC increase the risk of a crash.
The remedy
GM will notify owners, and dealers will install a replacement EBCM, free of charge. The recall began on June 17, 2016. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020). GM's number for this recall is 39440.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Chevrolet Malibu | 2016 |
Components: ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chevrolet Malibu | 2016 | 841 | 9 |
Other electronic stability control (esc) recalls in 2016
8 of the 919 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2016 concerned the electronic stability control (esc); General Motors LLC filed 272 campaigns in all.
| 16V913000 20 Dec 2016 | Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. |
| 16V733000 12 Oct 2016 | Ford Motor Company |
| 16V603000 16 Aug 2016 | Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC. |
| 16V482000 29 Jun 2016 | Ford Motor Company |
| 16V251000 27 Apr 2016 | Subaru of America, Inc. |
| 16V198000 7 Apr 2016 | Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing |
| 16V076000 10 Feb 2016 | Chrysler (FCA US LLC) |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2016