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Service bulletin 03008

A bulletin is a manufacturer's communication to its dealers, as NHTSA indexes it. The summary is NHTSA's. The document is the manufacturer's: read it at NHTSA. A bulletin is not a recall, and listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned.

The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id10001531
Published by NHTSA2003-06-05
Manufacturer's number03008
Manufacturer's date2003-04-01
NHTSA componentENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

NHTSA's summary

CRANKSHAFT OIL PASSAGE MIS-MACHINED. *TT

The document

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Components

Engine

Vehicles listed
CHRYSLER SEBRING2003
CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE2003 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
DODGE STRATUS2003

Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.

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