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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
Recall 05V486000 on nhtsa.gov, with the manufacturer’s documents

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