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Service bulletin 16-NA-078

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The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id10112796
Published by NHTSA2017-08-15
Manufacturer's number16-NA-078
Manufacturer's date2016-03-15
NHTSA componentPOWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION

NHTSA's summary

This technical bulletin provides a procedure to torque the transmission control lever knob fastener to the correct torque to correct the condition of a rattle noise from manual transmission shifter due to improper torque of the fastener.

The document

The document is the manufacturer's. This site does not hold it. NHTSA files a document at one of these two addresses; we have not asked NHTSA which.

Components

Transmission and driveline, Manual transmission

Vehicles listed
CHEVROLET CAMARO2016

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

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