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Service bulletin 970501777160

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 id53022
Published by NHTSA1997-11-06
Manufacturer's number970501777160
Manufacturer's date1997-05-01
NHTSA componentPOWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:UNIVERSAL JOINT

NHTSA's summary

EXPERIENCING HARSH ENGAGEMENT FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE. *YC

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

Vehicles listed
BUICK PARK AVENUE1997
BUICK RIVIERA1997
OLDSMOBILE 881997
PONTIAC BONNEVILLE1997
PONTIAC GRAND PRIX1997

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

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