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Service bulletin 09232002

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 id10008623
Published by NHTSA2004-08-10
Manufacturer's number09232002
Manufacturer's date2002-09-23
NHTSA componentWHEELS

NHTSA's summary

CHROME PEELING FROM THE BACKSIDE OF THE WHEELS. *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

Wheels

Vehicles listed
CHEVROLET CAMARO2000, 2001, 2002
PONTIAC FIREBIRD2000, 2001, 2002

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

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