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Service bulletin 3975

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 id10019842
Published by NHTSA2006-05-05
Manufacturer's number3975
Replaces3975A
NHTSA componentSERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP

NHTSA's summary

INTERMITTENT DRIVEABILITY CONCERNS, TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM WARNING LAMP, SERVICE STABILITY SYSTEM MESSAGE, SERVICE TRACTION SYSTEM MESSAGE, DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE B1390, C0236 AND/OR C0240. *AK

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

Brakes, Anti-lock brakes

Trouble codes named

B1390, C0236, C0240

Vehicles listed
CHEVROLET IMPALA (GMX 211)2006 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO2006
PONTIAC GRAND PRIX2005, 2006

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

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