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Service bulletin 98877159

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 id600285
Published by NHTSA1998-05-05
Manufacturer's number98877159
Manufacturer's date1998-02-01
NHTSA componentPOWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY

NHTSA's summary

VEHICLES WITH HYDRA-MATIC 4T40-E TRANSAXLE AND 3.1L ENGINES MAY EXPERIENCE A VIBRATION PHENOMENON THAT CAN BE DESCRIBED AS TCC SHUDDER/VIBRATION/CHUGGLE/SURGE/MISS OR FISH BITE. *TT

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, Axle

Vehicles listed
CHEVROLET MALIBU1998
OLDSMOBILE CUTLASS1998

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

Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component
0103032003-09-06. Service bulletin. INFORMATION USED WHEN SERVICING THE DRIVE AXLE NUT. *TT