NHTSA Safety Recalls
2006 Chevrolet Malibu Recalls
The 2006 Chevrolet Malibu has 9 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on February 4, 2015.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2006 Chevrolet Malibu. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 9
- Owner complaints
- 1,117
- Crashes reported
- 42
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
6 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2006 Chevrolet Malibu, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
9 recalls on the 2006 Chevrolet Malibu
Steering: electric power assist system
- Campaign
- 15V064000
- Reported
- February 4, 2015
- Vehicles affected
- up to 69,633
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2007 Malibu, 2 other models
Electrical system: wiring
- Campaign
- 14V252000
- Reported
- May 14, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 2,440,524
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2004–2005, 2007–2012 Malibu, 3 other models
Power train: automatic transmission
- Campaign
- 14V224000
- Reported
- April 30, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,131,113
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2004–2005, 2007–2008 Malibu, 3 other models
Steering: electric power assist system
- Campaign
- 14V153000
- Reported
- March 31, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,373,177
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2004–2005, 2008–2009 Malibu, 6 other models
Air bags: frontal
- Campaign
- 06V417000
- Reported
- October 31, 2006
- Vehicles affected
- up to 794
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 10 other models
Equipment: other: labels
- Campaign
- 05V486000
- Reported
- October 19, 2005
- Vehicles affected
- up to 2,351
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 110, tire selection and rims
- Same campaign
- only the 2006 Chevrolet Malibu
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 09E012000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2002, 2004–2005, 2007 Malibu, 57 other models
Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump
- Campaign
- 11E009000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2004–2005, 2007 Malibu, 2 other models
Steering
- Campaign
- 14E044000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2004–2005, 2007–2012 Malibu, 2 other models
2006 Chevrolet Malibu complaints by year
NHTSA has received 1,117 owner complaints about the 2006 Chevrolet Malibu, the newest on October 18, 2026. Of these, 42 describe a crash (4%) and 6 a fire; owners reported 26 injuries.
In complaints about the 2006 Chevrolet Malibu, the component group named most often is the steering (73%), followed by the electrical system (13%) and the exterior lighting (6%).
3 of the 2006 Chevrolet Malibu's 9 recalls also concern the steering.
Where 2006 Chevrolet Malibu owners gave the mileage (911 complaints), the median was 85,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Steering811
- Electrical System142
- Exterior Lighting63
- Fuel/Propulsion System52
- Service Brakes50
- Power Train43
Complaints received, by year
| 2006 | 8 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 20 | |
| 2008 | 31 | |
| 2009 | 67 | |
| 2010 | 144 | |
| 2011 | 101 | |
| 2012 | 50 | |
| 2013 | 69 | |
| 2014 | 197 | |
| 2015 | 110 | |
| 2016 | 53 | |
| 2017 | 51 | |
| 2018 | 60 | |
| 2019 | 38 | |
| 2020 | 27 | |
| 2021 | 19 | |
| 2022 | 22 | |
| 2023 | 21 | |
| 2024 | 11 | |
| 2025 | 12 | |
| 2026 | 6 |
Complaints about the 2006 Chevrolet Malibu peaked in 2014, when NHTSA received 197. 11% arrived between 2005 and 2009, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2006 vehicles, the 2006 Chevrolet Malibu drew 0.8× the complaints of the median Chevrolet Malibu year in the same window: 14th highest of the 23 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
The 1,117 complaints about the 2006 Chevrolet Malibu are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Chevrolet Malibu by model year
Other 2006 Chevrolet models
Newest record on this page: October 18, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted