{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "GM recall 18V400 (18208): 2016-2018 Chevrolet Malibu",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/18v400/",
  "summary": "Recall 18V400 (General Motors): In the event of a crash, improper air bag deployment can increase the risk of injury. General Motors's own number: 18208.",
  "excerpt": "Chevrolet Malibu, model years 2016 to 2018. Filed by General Motors LLC and reported to NHTSA on 14 June 2018. 66 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2016-2018 Chevrolet Malibu vehicles. During servicing, a Passenger Presence System (PPS) may have been installed that was not correctly calibrated to the vehicle's seat type. As a result, the PPS may not properly identify an adult passenger from a child passenger in the … 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: 18208. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 18V400 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: “In the event of a crash, improper air bag deployment can increase the risk of injury.” 18V400 General Motors LLC Air Bags:Sensor:Occupant Classification 14 June 2018 2016-2018 CHEVROLET MALIBU In the event of a crash, improper air bag deployment can increase the risk of injury. GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front passenger PPS s",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T19:43:24+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T14:33:25+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"GM recall 18V400 (18208): 2016-2018 Chevrolet Malibu\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/18v400/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}