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Service bulletin 3441

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 id10017062
Published by NHTSA2005-10-21
Manufacturer's number3441
NHTSA componentPOWER TRAIN

NHTSA's summary

4T40E/4T45E HARD TO SHIFT. *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

Transmission and driveline

Vehicles listed
CHEVROLET CAVALIER2005
CHEVROLET COBALT2005
CHEVROLET MALIBU2005
CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX2005 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
PONTIAC G62005
PONTIAC GRAND AM2005
PONTIAC SUNFIRE2005
SATURN ION2005
SATURN VUE2005

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
20141602014-05-01. Powertrain
14V2240002014-04-30. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT; POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

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
24-NA-1412024-08-15. Service bulletin. GM is receiving damaged (cracked or broken) transmission cores returned to the reman facilities. The damage is being caused either in the removal process by the technician, or inadequate packaging or shipping. This bulletin advises the dealers to be more careful not to damage the transmissions during removal and to package the core properly for return.
08-07-30-035H2024-06-07. Service bulletin. This bulletin provides information on the harmful effects of water or ethylene glycol in transmission fluid.
16-NA-3382024-02-17. Service bulletin. This Warranty Admin service bulletin provides guidelines for Dealers Not Required and for Dealers Required to Contact the PQC for engine or transmission assembly replacement and explains the PQC process, GWM Transaction submission, vehicle service record retention and proper handling of assembly returns for Canadian Dealers only.
10285B2024-02-12. Service bulletin. Vehicle Vibration - Reprogram Powertrain Control Module
PI1394B2024-02-02. Service bulletin. This PI bulletin advises the technician on the proper way to install the pistons in an engine.
14152A2023-12-18. Service bulletin. Transmission Shift Cable Fracture
14115A2023-12-18. Service bulletin. Electric Power Steering Assist
141152023-12-18. Service bulletin. Electric Power Steering Assist
14152D2023-12-18. Service bulletin. Transmission Shift Cable Fracture
14152B2023-12-18. Service bulletin. Transmission Shift Cable Fracture