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Service bulletin 3648

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 id10018915
Published by NHTSA2006-01-25
Manufacturer's number3648
NHTSA componentELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD

NHTSA's summary

HESITATION ON ACCELERATION AFTER INTERNAL ENGINE REPAIRS - CHECK INJECTOR HARNESS ORIENTATION. *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, Wiring and fuses

Vehicles listed
CHEVROLET CAVALIER2002, 2003, 2004, 2005
CHEVROLET COBALT2005, 2006
CHEVROLET HHR2006
CHEVROLET MALIBU2004, 2005, 2006
CHEVROLET MALIBU CLASSIC2004, 2005
OLDSMOBILE ALERO2002, 2003, 2004
PONTIAC GRAND AM2002, 2003, 2004, 2005
PONTIAC SUNFIRE2002, 2003, 2004, 2005
SATURN ION2003, 2004, 2005, 2006
SATURN L2002003
SATURN L3002004, 2005
SATURN LS2001, 2002
SATURN VUE2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
14V2520002014-05-14. ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC); VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL; EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH; EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING

A recall listed here may apply to some of the same vehicles. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle.

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