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Service bulletin 04006

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 id10009226
Published by NHTSA2004-09-17
Manufacturer's number04006
Manufacturer's date2004-04-20
NHTSA componentSTEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE

NHTSA's summary

THIS MESSAGE IS ANNOUNCING PRODUCT SAFETY RECALL NUMBER 04006. THE TOTAL NUMBER OF VEHICLES INVOLVED IN THE FIRST PHASE OF THIS RECALL IS 6,505. GM HAS DECIDED THAT A DEFECT, WHICH RELATES TO MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY, EXIST WITH THE ELECTRONIC COLUMN LOCK SYSTEMS. GM VOICEMAIL EXPRESS. *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
CHEVROLET CORVETTE1997

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
20040522004-02-09. Steering
04V0600002004-02-09. STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE

A recall listed here may apply to some of the same vehicles. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle.

Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component
PIC65222023-12-04. Service bulletin. This Preliminary Information communicates diagnostic information to dealership techs to assist them in diagnosing either a "Service Column Lock" or a "Pull Key, Wait 10 Seconds" message on the DIC.
050812006-04-25. Service bulletin. SPECIAL POLICY ADJUSTMENT-ELECTRONIC COLUMN LOCK SYSTEM. THE COLUMN LOCK MAY FAIL TO UNLOCK THE STEERING COLUMN WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STARTED. *TT
0502350042005-11-09. Service bulletin. REVISED STEERING COLUMN TURN SIGNAL CANCEL CAM AND STEERING SHAFT UPPER BEARING SPRING REPLACEMENT (MANUAL AND TELESCOPING) PROCEDURE. *TT
021220042005-04-06. Service bulletin. A CONDITION IN WHICH THE VEHICLE CAN OPERATE WHEN THE ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN FAILS TO UNLOCK. *TT
04006A2005-02-11. Service bulletin. ELECTRONIC COLUMN LOCK SYSTEM. THIS BULLETIN CANCELS AND REPLACES BULLETIN 04006A, ISSUED JULY 2004. *TT
040062004-05-25. Service bulletin. GMP04-057 - 04006 ELECTRONIC COLUMN LOCK SYSTEM. *TT THIS IS A PART 1 OF A 2 PART MESSAGE. *TT
040062004-05-25. Service bulletin. DUE TO PARTS AVAILABILITY, RECALL 04006 ELECTRONIC COLUMN LOCK SYSTEM FOR THE 1997 MODEL YEAR CHEVROLET CORVETTE WILL BE RELEASED IN PHASE 1. *TT