2004 Chevrolet Malibu recall: equipment
⚠️ What's wrong
Certain passenger vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard (FMVSS) no. 208, "occupant crash protection." some of these vehicles that were not equipped with an advanced occupant restraint system (aors) have driver and passenger side sun visors with aors labels. The aors labels do not include statements and the illustration required by FMVSS no. 208 for vehicles without aors.
💥 The risk
See NHTSA details.
🔧 The fix
Owners will be sent replacement labels with instructions on how to install them. Owner notification began on april 21, 2004. Owners should contact chevrolet at 1-800-630-2438.
Is the fix free? Yes. Safety recall repairs are free at any authorized dealer under federal law, including parts and labor. (Vehicles more than 15 years old when the recall was announced can be excluded, but most manufacturers still fix them.)
- NHTSA campaign
- 04V094000
- Manufacturer recall #
- 04011
- Manufacturer
- GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
- Vehicles affected
- 51,715
- Component
- EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS
- Owner phone
- 1-800-630-2438
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Apr 21, 2004
- Built
- Aug 1, 2003 – Jan 31, 2004
- Recall started by
- MFR
- Notes
- GM recall no. 04011.customers CAN also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).