Chevrolet Malibu Frame Recall
As discussed earlier, but more specifically now, more than 2,100 Chevy Malibus from 2022–2023 are being recalled, and General Motors may decide to buy back these vehicles from their owners. Affected vehicles may have incorrectly welded frames, according to the notice. If the cars are involved in a collision, this fundamental structural flaw could cause serious injuries.
An employee of General Motors found the problem. The front frame rail was cut 10 millimeters short of its original design, per the report, since the supplier inserted the sheet metal blank for the outer panel of the front frame rail incorrectly into the die. The front impact bar could not have been properly welded to the front frame rail because of the reduced frame rail.
Chevrolet does not intend to try to remedy the affected automobiles because the flaw is so fundamental to the design of the car. Instead, the maker will pay you cash for them when you return them. Inspection results that reveal bad welds in a driver's car will result in a full refund of the vehicle's purchase price. How to get a manufacturer to buy back your automobile without a recall and what you need to know about manufacturer car buybacks like this are explained here.
A manufacturer may purchase back your defective car in one of two circumstances: either when they recall it due to a serious flaw, as they did with the Malibu, or when it has a serious and irreparable manufacturing defect.
Manufacturing flaw recalls happen quite frequently. Every year, hundreds of recalls are documented by the National Highway Traffic Safety Agency (NHTSA). Any manufacturing flaw that is recognized as having the potential to jeopardize the safety of numerous cars requires the manufacturer to initiate a recall. Depending on what went wrong, these recalls may affect anywhere from a handful of automobiles to tens of thousands. A recall that results in a buyback, however, happens much less frequently.
See also Chevrolet lemon law.
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