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Service bulletin 050232004

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The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id10017514
Published by NHTSA2005-11-09
Manufacturer's number050232004
Manufacturer's date2005-06-01
NHTSA componentSTEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM

NHTSA's summary

REVISED POWER STEERING PUMP MOUNTING BOLT TORQUE SPECIFICATION. *TT

The document

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Components

Steering, Power steering

Vehicles listed
BUICK LACROSSE2005
PONTIAC GRAND PRIX2004, 2005

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

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SB-0000186251-A2016-03-31. Service bulletin. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE.
SB-2920A2016-03-16. Service bulletin. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE.
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0602320142007-01-09. Service bulletin. POWER STEERING FLUID LEAK. *KB
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