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Service bulletin 98017

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 id609673
Published by NHTSA2000-04-06
Manufacturer's number98017
Manufacturer's date1998-08-01
NHTSA componentENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

NHTSA's summary

VALVE ROCKER ARM COVER FAILED, CAUSING OIL CNSUMPTION TO INCREASE. YD

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
CHEVROLET CAVALIER1998
CHEVROLET S101998
GMC SONOMA1998
PONTIAC SUNFIRE1998

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
20001092000-04-28. Engine
19972011997-11-18. 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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