{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "General recall 13V024 (13008): Model Year 2013 Chevrolet Malibu",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/13v024/",
  "summary": "Recall 13V024 (General Motors): Sudden changes in vehicle handling may increase the risk of a crash. General Motors's own number: 13008.",
  "excerpt": "Chevrolet Malibu, model year 2013. Filed by General Motors LLC and reported to NHTSA on 23 January 2013. 8,519 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says General Motors is recalling certain model year 2013 Chevrolet Malibu vehicles, manufactured December 6, 2011, through January 15, 2013. One or more rear suspension bolts may not have been tightened to the specified torque. This may lead to sudden changes in vehicle handling. Is your vehicle included? Check with your VIN at NHTSA , or ask a dealer. This page is an independent copy of the notice, kept so you can see what changed after it was published. It is not the authority, and the authority’s own text is the one to act on. CarsMultiverse / Recalls General Motors's own number for this recall: 13008. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 13V024 is the number NHTSA gave the same campaign, and the number this page is filed under. They are one recall, written two ways. Answered from the register this site holds. NHTSA is the record to act on. What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “Sudden changes in vehicle handling may increase the risk of a crash.” 13V024 General Motors LLC Suspension:Rear 23 January 2013 2013-2013 CHEVROLET MALIBU Sudden changes in vehicle handling may increase the risk of a crash. General Motors will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and retighten the bolts as necessary, free of charge. Owner notifications have already begun and will be complete",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T15:01:08+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-17T06:47:06+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"General recall 13V024 (13008): Model Year 2013 Chevrolet Malibu\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/13v024/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}