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Service bulletin 02-142-13

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 id10092150
Published by NHTSA2017-02-17
Manufacturer's number02-142-13
Manufacturer's date2013-08-09
NHTSA componentEQUIPMENT; ENGINE

NHTSA's summary

THIS BULLETIN PROVIDES INFORMATION TO HELP DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT AN AUTOMATIC TIMING BELT TENSION ADJUSTER (TENSIONER) WHICH MAY SHOW SIGN OF OIL SEEPAGE IS ACTUALLY FAILED OR NOT. THE PHOTOS PROVIDED BELOW WILL HELP YOU MAKE THE PROPER DETERMINATION BETWEEN WHAT SHOULD BE CONSIDERED “NORMAL” OR “FAILED” THUS REDUCING THE POSSIBILITY OF UNNECESSARY REPLACEMENT. ALL MODELS WITH 1.8, 2.0, 2.2 AND 2.5L “EJ” ENGINES

The document

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Components

Engine, Equipment and accessories

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