{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "GM recall 16V521 (51230): Model Year 2016 Malibu Hybrid",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/16v521/",
  "summary": "Recall 16V521 (General Motors): A vehicle stall increases the risk of a crash. General Motors's own number: 51230.",
  "excerpt": "Chevrolet Malibu Hybrid, model year 2016. Filed by General Motors LLC and reported to NHTSA on 8 July 2016. 534 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says 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 … 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: 51230. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 16V521 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: “A vehicle stall increases the risk of a crash.” 16V521 General Motors LLC Hybrid Propulsion System 8 July 2016 2016-2016 CHEVROLET MALIBU HYBRID A vehicle stall increases the risk of a crash. 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. Owner",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T18:33:55+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T11:18:27+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"GM recall 16V521 (51230): Model Year 2016 Malibu Hybrid\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/16v521/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}