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Service bulletin 040235005

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 id10006591
Published by NHTSA2004-05-06
Manufacturer's number040235005
Manufacturer's date2004-04-01
NHTSA componentSTEERING

NHTSA's summary

POP, CLUNK, THUMP, OR KNOCK NOISE FROM THE FRONT END OF VEHICLE DURING SUSPENSION MOVEMENT. *TT

The document

No address for NHTSA's copy can be built for this communication. Ask the dealer for it by the manufacturer's number.

Components

Steering

Vehicles listed
SATURN VUE2004

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

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