NHTSA Safety Recalls
2007 Chevrolet Malibu Recalls
The 2007 Chevrolet Malibu has 6 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on February 4, 2015.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2007 Chevrolet Malibu. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 6
- Owner complaints
- 977
- Crashes reported
- 37
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
2 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2007 Chevrolet Malibu, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
6 recalls on the 2007 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 2006 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 2004–2006, 2008–2012 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 2004–2006, 2008 Malibu, 3 other models
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 09E012000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2002, 2004–2006 Malibu, 57 other models
Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump
- Campaign
- 11E009000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2004–2006 Malibu, 2 other models
Steering
- Campaign
- 14E044000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2004–2006, 2008–2012 Malibu, 2 other models
2007 Chevrolet Malibu complaints by year
NHTSA has received 977 owner complaints about the 2007 Chevrolet Malibu, the newest on June 12, 2026. Of these, 37 describe a crash (4%) and 2 a fire; owners reported 34 injuries.
In complaints about the 2007 Chevrolet Malibu, the component group named most often is the steering (68%), followed by the electrical system (12%) and the air bags (8%).
2 of the 2007 Chevrolet Malibu's 6 recalls also concern the steering.
Where 2007 Chevrolet Malibu owners gave the mileage (804 complaints), the median was 100,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Steering667
- Electrical System113
- Air Bags75
- Fuel System, Gasoline47
- Power Train47
- Fuel/Propulsion System36
Complaints received, by year
| 2006 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 12 | |
| 2008 | 8 | |
| 2009 | 15 | |
| 2010 | 55 | |
| 2011 | 60 | |
| 2012 | 48 | |
| 2013 | 62 | |
| 2014 | 209 | |
| 2015 | 188 | |
| 2016 | 55 | |
| 2017 | 56 | |
| 2018 | 70 | |
| 2019 | 47 | |
| 2020 | 33 | |
| 2021 | 15 | |
| 2022 | 12 | |
| 2023 | 15 | |
| 2024 | 7 | |
| 2025 | 6 | |
| 2026 | 3 |
Complaints about the 2007 Chevrolet Malibu peaked in 2014, when NHTSA received 209. 9% arrived between 2006 and 2010, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2007 vehicles, the 2007 Chevrolet Malibu drew 0.5× the complaints of the median Chevrolet Malibu year in the same window: 19th highest of the 23 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
The 977 complaints about the 2007 Chevrolet Malibu are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Chevrolet Malibu by model year
Other 2007 Chevrolet models
Newest record on this page: June 12, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted