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Service bulletin 050232003

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 id10017515
Published by NHTSA2005-11-09
Manufacturer's number050232003
Manufacturer's date2005-06-01
NHTSA componentSTEERING

NHTSA's summary

REVISED OUTER TIE ROD END NUT TIGHTENING SPECIFICATION/TIE ROD END JAM NUT TIGHTENING SPECIFICATION ADDED. *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

Steering

Vehicles listed
BUICK CENTURY1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005
BUICK REGAL1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004
CHEVROLET IMPALA2002, 2003, 2004, 2005
CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005
OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002
PONTIAC GRAND PRIX1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
20042122004-07-06. Steering
20033362003-12-16. Steering
03V5270002003-12-11. STEERING:RACK AND PINION
20021992002-11-05. Steering
02V2860002002-11-04. STEERING:RACK AND PINION

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
09132E2024-02-12. Service bulletin. Power Steering Hose Leak
09132D2024-02-12. Service bulletin. Power Steering Hose Leak
09132E2023-12-11. Service bulletin. Power Steering Hose Leak
09132D2023-12-11. Service bulletin. Power Steering Hose Leak
03-00-91-001I2023-11-22. Service bulletin. This service bulletin provides a vibration analysis worksheet the technician can use in conjunction with the appropriate Vibration Analysis-Road testing procedure when diagnosing vibration concerns.
G-1594582017-08-15. Service bulletin. 09132D - Customer Satisfaction Program (revised expiration date). The power steering cooler line may leak or split when the vehicle is started in cold weather. This would result in fluid spotting under vehicle when the vehicle is parked and a decrease in power steering assist. If enough fluid were lost, damage to the power steering pump could occur. Dealers are to replace the power steering hose assembly or a length of hose and clamps, depending on the engine size.
PIC3278G2017-08-15. Service bulletin. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician the steps needed to diagnose and repair the vehicles that may have unwanted or phantom phone calls. Technician will need to determine what type of call the customer is having that is unwanted. The vehicle may receive an incoming call just like any other phone. Typically the customer will hear the phone ringing in the vehicle. This scenario also includes incoming Bluetooth calls. One type of unwanted call can be made if the key pad is faulty the OnStar system will try to make a blue button call for shorted voltage in the circuits. The OnStar module could have an internal fault and produce a ″Phone Unavailable″ audio message also it may have a Diagnostic Trouble Code U1500 or B1000. Refer to diagnostics for the Diagnostic Trouble Code making sure to follow any applicable Bulletins or Preliminary Information sheets. A “Ready” or “OnStar ready” audio message heard while driving. In some cases it has been found that the customer is inadvertently pressing the ″push to talk″ button on the steering wheel controls. On rare occasions, other issues in the steering column or Steering Wheel Control system may induce this concern.
PIP4404E2017-08-15. Service bulletin. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician vehicles with a slight rough idle. Technician should compare the concern with a like vehicle. If the concern is worse than a like vehicle, technician should follow published Service Information diagnosis and repair as necessary.
SB-09132-E2016-06-09. Service bulletin. 09132E - CUSTOMER SATISFACTION (REVISED EXPIRATION DATE). CERTAIN VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A V6 OR V8 ENGINE MAY HAVE A CONDITION IN WHICH THE POWER STEERING COOLER LINE MAY LEAK OR SPLIT. WHEN THESE VEHICLES ARE STARTED IN COLD WEATHER, THE PRESSURE ON THE HOSE IS SUBSTANTIALLY HIGHER THAN IN WARMER WEATHER AND MAY EXCEED THE STRENGTH OF THE POWER STEERING HOSE OR CLAMPS. IF THIS WERE TO OCCUR, THE DRIVER WOULD LIKELY NOTICE FLUID SPOTTING UNDER THE VEHICLE WHEN THE VEHICLE IS PARKED AND A DECREASE IN THE POWER STEERING ASSIST. IF ENOUGH FLUID WERE LOST, DAMAGE TO THE POWER STEERING PUMP COULD OCCUR. DEALERS ARE TO REPLACE THE POWER STEERING HOSE ASSEMBLY ON VEHICLES WITH A V8 ENGINE, OR REPLACE A LENGTH OF HOSE AND CLAMPS ON VEHICLES WITH A V6 ENGINE.
09132E2016-05-19. Service bulletin. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE.