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Service bulletin 98876517

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 id601908
Published by NHTSA1998-08-28
Manufacturer's number98876517
Manufacturer's date1998-06-01
NHTSA componentENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

NHTSA's summary

CONDITIONS REGARDING DTC CODE P039, TORGUE CONVERTER CLUTCH ENGAGEMENT, MAY SET WHEN DRIVING UP A SLIGHT GRADE AFTER A COLD START. *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
CADILLAC CADILLAC1993 to 1995
CADILLAC DEVILLE1994, 1995
CADILLAC ELDORADO1993, 1994, 1995
CADILLAC SEVILLE1993, 1994, 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
19941401994-09-06. Engine
19931381993-10-04. 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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