2016 Chevrolet Malibu Hybrid Recall: Affected vehicles have a shut-off switch for the high voltage battery for…

NHTSA campaign 16V521000 · Hybrid Propulsion System · filed Jul 8, 2016 · verified Jul 30, 2026

Units reported

534

Manufacturer

General Motors LLC

Risk

Crash / injury

Owner letters

Mailing began Aug 10, 2016

The defect

General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2016 Malibu Hybrid vehicles manufactured October 27, 2015, to June 3, 2016. The affected vehicles have a shut-off switch for the high voltage battery for use when servicing the vehicle. This manual service disconnect switch (MSD) may not be properly installed and thus may not lock into position, unexpectedly disconnecting the high-voltage power while driving, effectively stalling the vehicle.

The risk

A vehicle stall increases the risk of a crash.

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The fix — what to do

GM will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the MSD and correct the installation, as necessary, free of charge. The recall began on August 10, 2016. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020. GM's number for this recall is 51230.

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

Affected vehicles

Make	Model	Model years
Chevrolet	Malibu Hybrid	2016

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Source: NHTSA recall database, campaign 16V521000 (manufacturer number 51230). Data last verified Jul 30, 2026.