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Service bulletin MSG95C53

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 id45832
Published by NHTSA1996-04-25
Manufacturer's numberMSG95C53
Manufacturer's date1995-08-01
NHTSA componentENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

NHTSA's summary

GENERAL MOTORS HAS DECIDED THAT CERTAIN 1995 CAVALIER, CORSICA/BERETTA, S TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH 2.2L (LN2) 4 CYCLINDER ENGINES MAY HAVE PUSH ROD THAT MAY BE IN IN HARD CONTACT WITH THE ANTI-ROTATION BRACKET SECURING THE ROLLER LIFTERS. IF THE PUSH ROD IS IN HARD CONTACT WITH THE LIFTER ANTI-ROTATION BRACKET, IT MAY NOT BE PROPERLY SEATED IN THE LIFTER WHICH MAY REDUCE PROPER OIL FLOW TO THE THE ROCKER ARMS AND AFFECT DURABILITY. TO CORRECT THIS CONDITION, DEALERS ARE TO INSPECT THE ENGINES FOR PROPER OIL FLOW AND IF FOUND RESTRICTED, REPLACE BOTH ANTI-ROTATION BRACKETS, AND THE #1 AND #3 EXHAUST PUSH RODS AND ROCKER ARMS.

The document

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Components

Engine

Vehicles listed
CHEVROLET BERETTA1995
CHEVROLET BLAZER1995
CHEVROLET CAVALIER1995
CHEVROLET CORSICA1995

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
20001092000-04-28. Engine
19990161999-02-15. Engine
95V1800001995-09-22. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN

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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