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Service bulletin 08-03-10-009A

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 id10026629
Published by NHTSA2008-11-20
Manufacturer's number08-03-10-009A
Manufacturer's date2008-08-01
NHTSA componentTIRES:TEMPORARY/EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE

NHTSA's summary

GMC: TEMPORARY COMPACT SPARE TIRE SIDEWALL CRACKING. THE AFFECTED, SUPPLIED BY BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE, IS BRANDED TEMPA. *PE

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

Tires

Vehicles listed
CHEVROLET COLORADO2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
CHEVROLET VENTURE2003, 2004
GMC CANYON2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE2003, 2004
PONTIAC MONTANA2003, 2004

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

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