NHTSA Safety Recalls
2008 Chevrolet Malibu Recalls
The 2008 Chevrolet Malibu has 5 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on May 14, 2014.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2008 Chevrolet Malibu. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 5
- Owner complaints
- 989
- Crashes reported
- 30
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
5 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2008 Chevrolet Malibu, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
5 recalls on the 2008 Chevrolet Malibu
Electrical system: wiring
- Campaign
- 14V252000
- Reported
- May 14, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 2,440,524
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2004–2007, 2009–2012 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 2004–2007 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 2004–2006, 2009 Malibu, 6 other models
Power train: automatic transmission: gear position indication (prndl)
- Campaign
- 12V460000
- Reported
- September 18, 2012
- Vehicles affected
- up to 426,240
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2009–2010 Malibu, 2 other models
Steering
- Campaign
- 14E044000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2004–2007, 2009–2012 Malibu, 2 other models
2008 Chevrolet Malibu complaints by year
NHTSA has received 989 owner complaints about the 2008 Chevrolet Malibu, the newest on October 12, 2026. Of these, 30 describe a crash (3%) and 5 a fire; owners reported 19 injuries and 2 deaths.
In complaints about the 2008 Chevrolet Malibu, the component group named most often is the steering (47%), followed by the electrical system (24%) and the exterior lighting (11%).
2 of the 2008 Chevrolet Malibu's 5 recalls also concern the steering.
Where 2008 Chevrolet Malibu owners gave the mileage (802 complaints), the median was 80,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Steering460
- Electrical System233
- Exterior Lighting106
- Power Train86
- Latches/Locks/Linkages71
- Electronic Stability Control (Esc)68
Complaints received, by year
| 2008 | 20 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 18 | |
| 2010 | 81 | |
| 2011 | 63 | |
| 2012 | 63 | |
| 2013 | 85 | |
| 2014 | 176 | |
| 2015 | 101 | |
| 2016 | 64 | |
| 2017 | 54 | |
| 2018 | 65 | |
| 2019 | 81 | |
| 2020 | 39 | |
| 2021 | 21 | |
| 2022 | 21 | |
| 2023 | 14 | |
| 2024 | 7 | |
| 2025 | 8 | |
| 2026 | 8 |
Complaints about the 2008 Chevrolet Malibu peaked in 2014, when NHTSA received 176. 18% arrived between 2007 and 2011, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2008 vehicles, the 2008 Chevrolet Malibu drew 1.1× the complaints of the median Chevrolet Malibu year in the same window: 10th highest of the 23 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
The 989 complaints about the 2008 Chevrolet Malibu are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Chevrolet Malibu by model year
Other 2008 Chevrolet models
Newest record on this page: October 12, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted