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Service bulletin 030232001B

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 id10012093
Published by NHTSA2005-02-11
Manufacturer's number030232001B
Manufacturer's date2004-07-01
Replaces030232001A
NHTSA componentSTEERING

NHTSA's summary

MOMENTARY REDUCTION OF POWER STEERING PS ASSIST ON INITIAL START UP WITH LOW AMBIENT TEMPERATURES. THIS SERVICE BULLETIN REPLACES 030232001A. *EH

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
AIRSTREAM CLASSIC2004 to 2005
CHEVROLET CAVALIER2002, 2003, 2004, 2005
OLDSMOBILE ALERO2002, 2003, 2004
PONTIAC GRAND AM2002, 2003, 2004, 2005
PONTIAC SUNFIRE2002, 2003, 2004, 2005

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

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