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Chevrolet Malibu Maxx Recalls by Year

NHTSA's files hold 4 recall campaigns for the Chevrolet Malibu Maxx, across 2 model years from 2006 to 2007. The 2006 has the most (4); the fewest among years with a recall is 2007 (3).

Model years
2

2006–2007, with a recall

Recall campaigns
4
Most recalls
2006

4 recalls

Owner complaints
1,074

all model years, NHTSA

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Owners have filed 1,074 complaints with NHTSA about the Chevrolet Malibu Maxx across 4 model years; the most, 434, concern the 2004.

Owners marked a crash on 51 of the Chevrolet Malibu Maxx complaints (5%) and a fire on 18.

Across all Chevrolet Malibu Maxx model years, owners name the steering most often (at least 653 complaints), then the seats (139).

NHTSA received the most complaints about the Chevrolet Malibu Maxx in 2010: 180, across all model years.

The component recalled most often on the Chevrolet Malibu Maxx is steering: electric power assist system, in 3 model-year listings.

The newest Chevrolet Malibu Maxx recall, 15V064000, was reported on February 4, 2015 and concerns the steering: electric power assist system.

Chevrolet Malibu Maxx years to avoid

Too few Chevrolet Malibu Maxx model years have a complete complaint window to rank them: 3 of the 5 needed.

The ranking uses owner complaints in each model year's first years on the road, adjusted for NHTSA's complaint volume for that model year. It is not adjusted for sales and is not a reliability rating. Method

Recalls and complaints by model year

NHTSA recalls and owner complaints for the Chevrolet Malibu Maxx, by model year
YearRecallsComplaintsFirst yearsvs median year
20073447not ranked
2006427038not ranked

First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.Chevrolet Malibu Maxx years without a link have no recall page on this site.

What gets recalled most on the Chevrolet Malibu Maxx

  • STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM3
  • ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING2
  • POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION2

Chevrolet Malibu Maxx model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.

Every Chevrolet Malibu Maxx recall campaign (4)

NHTSA recall campaigns covering the Chevrolet Malibu Maxx, newest first
CampaignComponentYearsRisk namedVehicles
15V064000February 4, 2015steering: electric power assist system2006–2007crash69,633
14V252000May 14, 2014electrical system: wiring2006–2007crash2,440,524
14V224000April 30, 2014power train: automatic transmission2006–2007crash and injury1,131,113
14V153000March 31, 2014steering: electric power assist system2006crash1,373,177

Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the Chevrolet Malibu Maxx. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.

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Newest record on this page: March 11, 2025. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted

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