Service bulletin 702

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)
Type	Service bulletin
NHTSA id	10016380
Published by NHTSA	2005-09-10
Manufacturer's number	702
Manufacturer's date	2005-02-01
NHTSA component	AIR BAGS

NHTSA's summary

SIR LAMP ON AFTER DEPRESSING THE HORN FOR MORE THAN 5 SECONDS OR USING THE HORN TWO OR THREE TIMES IN SUCCESSION. GM TECH LINKS. *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

Air bags

Vehicles listed
CHEVROLET CORVETTE	2005

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

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