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Chevrolet Malibu 2012technical service bulletin

Bulletin PIE0427A · NHTSA communication 10137414 · issued Mar 8, 2018

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
2012
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

This engineering informational bulletin ends the need for information from the field on vehicles that have the condition of HVAC Not Functioning as Intended or Smell of Burnt Plastic and/or Smoke.

Vehicles covered

What a TSB means. Technical service bulletins are repair guidance manufacturers send to dealers — they are not recalls, and repairs are not automatically free (warranty extensions are an exception worth checking). The full document is available via NHTSA’s vehicle lookup.