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June 30, 2017 Service bulletin

Service Update

Chevrolet technical service bulletin 17246 for 2016 Chevrolet Malibu.

Bulletin number
17246
Component
Steering
Summary
17246 - Service Update. Vehicles that have been serviced for an electric power steering (EPS) motor condition, may have had the motor installed/reinstalled with the incorrect fastener torque, resulting in insufficient clamp load. Dealers are to tighten the fasteners to the revised specification, to achieve the specified torque.

Owners of these vehicles have filed 42 complaints in the steering category.

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