Tiny Recall for 9th Generation Malibu Airbags

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Scott McCracken
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carcomplaints.com
An overhead view of a parking lot with cars neatly lined up inside parking spaces.

A tiny number of 9th generation Malibus are being recalled to make sure the airbags deploy when there’s a passenger in the front seat. The problem is caused by a "passenger presence system" that wasn't calibrated to the car's seat type, causing a failure to read the difference between an adult or child in the front passenger seat.

You had one job, passenger presence system.

More information on carcomplaints.com

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