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Service bulletin 9709016116A

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 id54327
Published by NHTSA1998-03-30
Manufacturer's number9709016116A
Manufacturer's date1997-09-01
NHTSA componentENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

NHTSA's summary

COMMENTS OF AN ENGINE OIL LEAK THAT APPEARS TO ORIGINATE TOWARD THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE; REAR OF ENGINE. *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

Engine

Vehicles listed
BUICK BUICK1995
BUICK LESABRE1996, 1997
BUICK PARK AVENUE1995, 1996, 1997
BUICK REGAL1996, 1997
BUICK RIVIERA1995, 1996, 1997
CHEVROLET CAMARO1995, 1996, 1997
OLDSMOBILE 881995 to 1997
OLDSMOBILE 981995 to 1997
PONTIAC BONNEVILLE1995, 1996, 1997
PONTIAC FIREBIRD1995, 1996, 1997
PONTIAC GRAND PRIX1996, 1997

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
15V7010002015-10-26. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
20155012015-10-23. Engine
20091052009-04-08. Engine
09V1160002009-04-08. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
08V1180002008-03-12. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
20080812008-03-05. Engine
19990831999-05-12. Engine
19960991996-07-11. 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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