NHTSA Safety Recalls
2010 Chevrolet Malibu Recalls
The 2010 Chevrolet Malibu has 4 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on January 16, 2019.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2010 Chevrolet Malibu. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 4
- Owner complaints
- 1,363
- Crashes reported
- 41
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
14 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2010 Chevrolet Malibu, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
4 recalls on the 2010 Chevrolet Malibu
Air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 19V019000
- Reported
- January 16, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,145
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2011 Malibu
Electrical system: wiring
- Campaign
- 14V252000
- Reported
- May 14, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 2,440,524
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2004–2009, 2011–2012 Malibu, 3 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 2008–2009 Malibu, 2 other models
Steering
- Campaign
- 14E044000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2004–2009, 2011–2012 Malibu, 2 other models
2010 Chevrolet Malibu complaints by year
NHTSA has received 1,363 owner complaints about the 2010 Chevrolet Malibu, the newest on October 13, 2026. Of these, 41 describe a crash (3%) and 14 a fire; owners reported 47 injuries.
In complaints about the 2010 Chevrolet Malibu, the component group named most often is the steering (33%), followed by the electrical system (22%) and the electronic stability control (esc) (17%).
1 of the 2010 Chevrolet Malibu's 4 recalls also concerns the steering.
Where 2010 Chevrolet Malibu owners gave the mileage (1,073 complaints), the median was 82,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Steering454
- Electrical System295
- Electronic Stability Control (Esc)227
- Exterior Lighting194
- Service Brakes184
- Air Bags144
Complaints received, by year
| 2009 | 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 42 | |
| 2011 | 18 | |
| 2012 | 29 | |
| 2013 | 87 | |
| 2014 | 212 | |
| 2015 | 161 | |
| 2016 | 145 | |
| 2017 | 129 | |
| 2018 | 156 | |
| 2019 | 138 | |
| 2020 | 99 | |
| 2021 | 41 | |
| 2022 | 33 | |
| 2023 | 32 | |
| 2024 | 13 | |
| 2025 | 11 | |
| 2026 | 15 |
Complaints about the 2010 Chevrolet Malibu peaked in 2014, when NHTSA received 212. 13% arrived between 2009 and 2013, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2010 vehicles, the 2010 Chevrolet Malibu drew 1.1× the complaints of the median Chevrolet Malibu year in the same window: 9th highest of the 23 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
The 1,363 complaints about the 2010 Chevrolet Malibu are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Chevrolet Malibu by model year
Other 2010 Chevrolet models
Newest record on this page: October 13, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted