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Service bulletin 00010

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 id613584
Published by NHTSA2000-07-25
Manufacturer's number00010
Manufacturer's date2000-05-01
NHTSA componentENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

NHTSA's summary

SOME CUSTOMERS MAY EXPERIENCE A FAILURE OF THE CYLINDER HEAD GASKET LEADING TO EXTERNAL COOLANT LEAKS FROM THE CYLINDER HEAD GASKET TO ENGINE BLOCK JOINT. **MR

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 CAVALIER1996
CHEVROLET S101996
GMC SONOMA1996
PONTIAC SUNFIRE1996

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
19990161999-02-15. Engine
19951881995-10-20. 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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