NHTSA Campaign 19V642000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE
NHTSA campaign 19V642000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the electrical system: software. The repair is free.
General Motors LLC filed the report for 19V642000 with NHTSA on September 6, 2019; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 19V642000, NHTSA lists up to 177,282 potentially affected vehicles, built between April 25, 2017 and September 20, 2018.
The 19V642000 report reached NHTSA 12 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 19V642000 were scheduled from October 16, 2019, 40 days after the report.
19V642000 covers 1 model from Chevrolet, model years 2018.
Owners of the model years 19V642000 covers have filed at least 192 complaints naming the electrical system, about this defect or others in the same group.
By potentially affected vehicles, 19V642000 ranks 47 of 243 General Motors LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 19V642000, General Motors LLC has 32 other recalls on the electrical system on this site; the one before 19V642000 was 16V517000, reported on July 7, 2016.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2018 Chevrolet Malibu vehicles equipped with 1.5L turbo engines. An error in the Engine Control Module (ECM) software may result in the fuel injectors being disabled.
- The risk
- Disabled fuel injectors would prevent the engine from starting and may cause a stall, increasing the risk of a crash.
- The fix
- GM will notify owners, and dealers will reprogram the ECM software, free of charge. The recall began October 16, 2019. Owners may contact GM customer service at 1-800-630-2438. GM's number for this recall is N192221960.
Reported September 6, 2019
Vehicles covered by 19V642000 (1)
Chevrolet (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 19V642000, not that your own vehicle does: a campaign covers a range of VINs. A VIN check on NHTSA's lookup shows whether it is.
Newest record on this page: September 6, 2019. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted