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Service bulletin 831704

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 id602983
Published by NHTSA1999-01-25
Manufacturer's number831704
Manufacturer's date1998-10-01
NHTSA componentSTRUCTURE:BODY

NHTSA's summary

CONCERNS OF DOOR HANDLES ON WHITE PAINTED VEHICLES TRUNING YELLOW. *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

Body and frame

Vehicles listed
BUICK CENTURY1997, 1998, 1999
BUICK REGAL1997, 1998, 1999
BUICK RIVIERA1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999
BUICK SKYLARK1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998
CADILLAC DEVILLE1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999
CADILLAC ELDORADO1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999
CADILLAC SEVILLE1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999
CHEVROLET CORVETTE1997, 1998, 1999
CHEVROLET MALIBU1997, 1998, 1999
CHEVROLET VENTURE1997, 1998, 1999
OLDSMOBILE 881991 to 1999
OLDSMOBILE 981991 to 1999
OLDSMOBILE ACHIEVA1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998
OLDSMOBILE ALERO1999
OLDSMOBILE AURORA1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999
OLDSMOBILE CUTLASS1997, 1998, 1999
OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE1998, 1999
OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE1997, 1998, 1999
PONTIAC BONNEVILLE1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999
PONTIAC GRAND AM1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999
PONTIAC GRAND PRIX1997, 1998, 1999
PONTIAC TRANS SPORT1997, 1998
PONTIAC TRANS SPORT1999

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
20010592001-03-09. Structure
20001232000-05-31. Structure
00V1400002000-05-18. STRUCTURE:BODY
19980111998-01-23. Structure
97V2320001997-12-18. STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
19952241995-12-12. Structure
95V2290001995-12-05. STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS

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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