NHTSA Safety Recalls
2017 Chevrolet Malibu Recalls
The 2017 Chevrolet Malibu has 4 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on August 20, 2021.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2017 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
- 703
- Crashes reported
- 16
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
4 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2017 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 2017 Chevrolet Malibu
Seat belts: critical fasteners
- Campaign
- 21V649000
- Reported
- August 20, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 402
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2016, 2018–2021 Malibu, 1 other model
Air bags: sensor: occupant classification
- Campaign
- 18V400000
- Reported
- June 14, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 66
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2016, 2018 Malibu
Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump
- Campaign
- 18V358000
- Reported
- May 31, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 895
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2016, 2018 Malibu, 8 other models
Air bags: side/window
- Campaign
- 16V870000
- Reported
- December 2, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 113
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- only the 2017 Chevrolet Malibu
2017 Chevrolet Malibu complaints by year
NHTSA has received 703 owner complaints about the 2017 Chevrolet Malibu, the newest on October 7, 2026. Of these, 16 describe a crash (2%) and 4 a fire; owners reported 14 injuries.
In complaints about the 2017 Chevrolet Malibu, the component group named most often is the engine (36%), followed by the electrical system (23%) and the power train (20%).
None of the 2017 Chevrolet Malibu's 4 recalls concerns the engine.
Where 2017 Chevrolet Malibu owners gave the mileage (397 complaints), the median was 48,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine253
- Electrical System161
- Unknown Or Other147
- Power Train139
- Vehicle Speed Control135
- Service Brakes68
Complaints received, by year
| 2017 | 11 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 49 | |
| 2019 | 143 | |
| 2020 | 139 | |
| 2021 | 91 | |
| 2022 | 96 | |
| 2023 | 53 | |
| 2024 | 46 | |
| 2025 | 56 | |
| 2026 | 19 |
Complaints about the 2017 Chevrolet Malibu peaked in 2019, when NHTSA received 143. 49% arrived between 2016 and 2020, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2017 vehicles, the 2017 Chevrolet Malibu drew 1.7× the complaints of the median Chevrolet Malibu year in the same window: 3rd highest of the 23 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★★
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 703 complaints about the 2017 Chevrolet Malibu are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Chevrolet Malibu by model year
Other 2017 Chevrolet models
Newest record on this page: October 7, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted