Service bulletin 3844

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)
Type	Service bulletin
NHTSA id	10020230
Published by NHTSA	2006-08-19
Manufacturer's number	3844
NHTSA component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL

NHTSA's summary

UNWANTED ACTIVE HANDLING ACTIVATION DTC C1282. *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, Instrument cluster

Trouble codes named

C1282

Vehicles listed
CHEVROLET CORVETTE	1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004

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

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