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1998 Chevrolet Malibu airbags problems

The 1998 Chevrolet Malibu has 41 airbags complaints filed with NHTSA — 3% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

41

Airbags complaints

3%

Share of year

18

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Airbags complaints by year

Malibu airbags complaints by model year146 complaints1997: 25 complaints1998: 41 complaints1999: 40 complaints2000: 32 complaints2001: 21 complaints2002: 18 complaints2003: 27 complaints2004: 27 complaints2005: 26 complaints2006: 33 complaints2007: 75 complaints2008: 65 complaints2009: 62 complaints2010: 146 complaints2011: 93 complaints2012: 101 complaints2013: 59 complaints2014: 16 complaints2015: 48 complaints2016: 17 complaints2017: 14 complaints2018: 14 complaints2019: 6 complaints2020: 4 complaints2021: 5 complaints2022: 4 complaints2023: 6 complaints
Malibu airbags complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

Common questions

How many airbags complaints does the 1998 Chevrolet Malibu have?

NHTSA has 41 complaints about the 1998 Chevrolet Malibu airbags — 3% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.