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Service bulletin 576124

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 id45815
Published by NHTSA1996-04-25
Manufacturer's number576124
Manufacturer's date1995-08-01
NHTSA componentENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

NHTSA's summary

COLD ENGINE TICK OR RATTLE AFTER START-UP (REPLACE PISTON/PIN ASSEMBLY). *SD

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

Engine

Vehicles listed
BUICK CENTURY1994, 1995
BUICK REGAL1994, 1995
BUICK SKYLARK1994, 1995
CHEVROLET BERETTA1994, 1995
CHEVROLET CORSICA1994, 1995
CHEVROLET LUMINA1994, 1995
CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO1995
OLDSMOBILE ACHIEVA1994, 1995
OLDSMOBILE CIERA1994 to 1995
OLDSMOBILE CUTLASS1993 to 1995
PONTIAC GRAND AM1994, 1995
PONTIAC GRAND PRIX1994, 1995

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
19940151994-02-02. Engine
19931391993-10-05. Engine

A recall listed here may apply to some of the same vehicles. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle.

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7760011997-11-13. Service bulletin. INFORMATION CONCERNING ENGINE KNOCK/RATTLE OR TAP NOISE BEFORE ENGINE HAS REACHED OPERATING TEMPERATURE OR UNDER LIGHT LOAD CONDITIONS AT OPERATING TEMPERATURE (REPLACE PISTON AND/OR ROD ASSEMBLIES). AK