Vehicle recall 05V486000 · October 19, 2005
2006 Chevrolet Malibu
Certain vehicles fail to conform to the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 110, "tire selection and rims." the tire label table specified the 15 inch spare…
Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.
- Summary
- Certain vehicles fail to conform to the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 110, "tire selection and rims." the tire label table specified the 15 inch spare for the front disc/rear drum brake system and it should specify a 16 inch spare tire size.
- Consequence
- A 15" diameter replacement spare tire can not be installed on the front axle due to a fit interference with the brake caliper.
- Remedy
- Owners will be mailed a corrected label with installation instructions or the customers could have their dealers to install the label for them. The recall began on November 29, 2005. Owners may contact Chevrolet at 1-800-630-2438.
- Notes
- GM recall NO.05091.CUSTOMERS may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov.
Recall details
- NHTSA campaign
- 05V486000
- Reported to NHTSA
- October 19, 2005
- Filed by
- GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
- Manufacturer campaign
- 05091
- Owner notification
- November 29, 2005
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 2,351
- Initiated by
- the manufacturer
- Components
- Equipment › Other › Labels
Vehicles covered
As listed by NHTSA. A recall usually covers only some vehicles of each model and year, often a production date range.
- Chevrolet Malibu (2006): 2006
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