Service bulletin 644
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.
| Type | Service bulletin |
|---|---|
| NHTSA id | 608081 |
| Published by NHTSA | 1999-11-02 |
| Manufacturer's number | 644 |
| Manufacturer's date | 1999-06-15 |
| NHTSA component | STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM |
NHTSA's summary
INFORMATION ADDRESSING COMPLAINTS OF EXCESSIVE NOISE, LOW POWER ASSIST, LEAKAGE, OR OVERHEATING OF THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM. *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
Steering, Power steering
| SAAB 9-3 | 1999 |
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Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.
| 6442196 | 2000-09-28. Service bulletin. CUSTOMER SATISFACTION CAMPAIGN 482 REGARDING NOISE FROM POWER STEERING SYSTEM. THE CHECK VALVE MOUNTED INSIDE THE POWER STEERING BANJO BOLT MAY LOOSEN AND CREATE POWER STEERING NOISE. OTHER POSSIBLE SYMPTOMS ARE HIGH FLUID LEVEL IN THE FLUID RESERVOIR, OR THAT THE FLUID GETS ABNORMALLY WARM ON VEHICLES WITHIN CERTAIN VIN RANGES. *TT |
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| 6442196ED2 | 2000-09-28. Service bulletin. SUBJECT REGARDING UPDATED CAMPAIGN INSTRUCTIONS FOR CUSTOMER SATISFICATION CAMPAIGN 482 ON NOISE FROM POWER STEERING SYSTEM. THE CHECK VALVE MOUNTED INSIDE THE POWER STEERING BANJO BOLT MAY LOOSEN AND CREATE POWER STEERING NOISE. OTHER POSSIBLE SYMPTOMS ARE HIGH FLUID LEVEL IN THE FLUID RESERVOIR, OR THAT THE FLUID GETS ABNORMALLY WARM ON VEHICLES WITHIN CERTAIN VIN RANGES. *TT |