2023–2025 Chevrolet Malibu recall: backup camera
⚠️ What's wrong
General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2023-2025 Chevrolet Malibu vehicles. The rearview camera screen may display a distorted or blank image.
💥 The risk
A rearview image that does not display correctly reduces the driver's view behind the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
🔧 The fix
Dealers will inspect, and if necessary, replace the rearview camera, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed May 20, 2026. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020. GM's number for this recall is N262551720. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov on April 2, 2026.
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
- 26V212000
- Manufacturer recall #
- N262551720
- Manufacturer
- General Motors, LLC
- Vehicles affected
- 276,879
- Component
- BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA
- Owner phone
- 1-800-222-1020
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- May 20, 2026
- Built
- Mar 22, 2023 – Jul 18, 2024
- Recall started by
- MFR