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Service bulletin 3438

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 id10014874
Published by NHTSA2005-05-11
Manufacturer's number3438
Replaces3438A
NHTSA componentELECTRICAL SYSTEM

NHTSA's summary

HEADLAMPS STAY ON WHEN HEADLAMP SWITCH IN AUTO MODE WHICH MAY CAUSE THE BATTERY TO GO DEAD. *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

Electrical system

Vehicles listed
PONTIAC GTO2004, 2005

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

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