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Service bulletin 831522

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 id603090
Published by NHTSA1999-02-02
Manufacturer's number831522
Manufacturer's date1998-12-01
NHTSA componentSTRUCTURE:BODY

NHTSA's summary

REAR COMPARTMENT (TRUNK) LID LATCH DIFFICULT TO UNLOCK / OPEN. *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
CHEVROLET CAVALIER1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999
PONTIAC SUNFIRE1995
PONTIAC SUNFIRE1996, 1997, 1998, 1999

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
19980391998-03-18. Structure
98V0320001998-02-25. STRUCTURE:BODY
95V1410001995-07-26. STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS

A recall listed here may apply to some of the same vehicles. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle.

Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component
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987310691999-01-13. Service bulletin. A RATTLE COMING FROM THE DOOR(S) WHEN THE DOOR WINDOW GLASS IS LOWERED. *YC
988315181999-01-11. Service bulletin. COMMENT THAT THE FRONT OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLE STICKS OR HITS SOMETHING WHEN OPENING THE DOOR WITH THE DOOR GLASS IN THE FULL UP POSITION. *YC
98731060A1998-05-01. Service bulletin. COMMENTS ON THE CONVERTIBLE TOP COVER SHOWING WEAR OR PERMANENT DAMAGE. *YC