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2016 Chevrolet MALIBU Electronic Stability Control Recall


NHTSA Recall #	108645
NHTSA Compaign #	16V272000
MFG Compaign #	39440
Manufacturer	General Motors LLC
Supplier	CHEVROLET
Brand	CHEVROLET
Model	MALIBU
Model Year	2016
Component	ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL
Date of notification	17/06/16
Begin date of manufacuring	07/03/16
End date of manufacturing	12/03/16
Type of recall	V
Recall initiator	MFR
Report received	05/05/16
Report created	05/05/16
Regulation part number
FMV safety standard number	126
Estimated number of affected units	66
Defect summary	General motors llc (gm) is recalling certain model year 2016 chevrolet malibu vehicles manufactured march 7, 2016, through march 12, 2016. The memory chip in the electronic brake control module (ebcm) may fail and cause the loss of electronically controlled brake systems including anti-lock brakes (abs) and electronic stability control (esc). As such, these vehicles fail to conform to federal motor vehicle safety standard (fmvss) number 126, "electronic stability control systems."
Consequence summary	If the ebcm fails the primary braking system will still function, however, the loss of abs and esc increase the risk of a crash.
Corrective action	Gm will notify owners, and dealers will install a replacement ebcm, free of charge. The recall began on june 17, 2016. Owners may contact chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020). Gm's number for this recall is 39440.
Recall notes	Owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153).

What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
What is Failure?
Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2016 Chevrolet MALIBU Electronic Stability Control Recall

2016 Chevrolet MALIBU Electronic Stability Control Recall

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