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Service bulletin TSB-02-81

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 id10028144
Published by NHTSA2009-03-06
Manufacturer's numberTSB-02-81
Manufacturer's date2008-12-09
NHTSA componentPOWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION

NHTSA's summary

ASTON MARTIN: GEAR CHANGE CABLES ARE HELD INTO A BRACKET ABOVE THE TRANSAXLE BY SPRING LOADED SLEEVES. THE CABLES CAN COME OUT OF THE BRACKET, IF THIS HAPPENS SOME OF THE GEARS CAN NOT BE SELECTED. *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

Transmission and driveline, Manual transmission

Vehicles listed
ASTON MARTIN DB92008, 2009
ASTON MARTIN DBS2008
ASTON MARTIN DBS2009
ASTON MARTIN V8 VANTAGE2008
ASTON MARTIN V8 VANTAGE2009

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

Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component
SB-07-04402017-07-31. Service bulletin. Process if a Customer complains about six-speed manual transmission shift quality when cold.