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Service bulletin 876002A

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 id615073
Published by NHTSA2000-12-26
Manufacturer's number876002A
Manufacturer's date1998-07-01
Replaces876002
NHTSA componentENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

NHTSA's summary

SOME V6 ENGINES MAY, ON A VERY INFREQUENT BASIS, HAVE AN OIL ODOR CONDITION THAT IS GENERALLY ENCOUNTERED AFTER THE ENGINE'S OIL HAS BEEN CHANGED.TYPICALLY THE ODOR LASTS APPROXIMATELY 1000 MILES AFTER THE CHANGE OF OIL AND THEN DOES NOT REAPPEAR UNTIL THE NEXT CHANGE OF OIL. *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

Engine

Vehicles listed
BUICK CENTURY1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998
BUICK REGAL1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996
BUICK SKYLARK1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
CHEVROLET APV1990 to 1996
CHEVROLET BERETTA1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996
CHEVROLET CAMARO1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995
CHEVROLET CAVALIER1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994
CHEVROLET CORSICA1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996
CHEVROLET LUMINA1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998
CHEVROLET MALIBU1997, 1998
CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO1995, 1996, 1997, 1998
CHEVROLET VENTURE1997, 1998
OLDSMOBILE ACHIEVA1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
OLDSMOBILE CUTLASS1991 to 1996
OLDSMOBILE CUTLASS1997, 1998
OLDSMOBILE CUTLASS SUPREME1990
OLDSMOBILE CUTLASS SUPREME1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998
PONTIAC FIREBIRD1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995
PONTIAC GRAND AM1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998
PONTIAC GRAND PRIX1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998
PONTIAC SUNBIRD1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994
PONTIAC TRANS AM1992 to 1998
PONTIAC TRANS SPORT1990, 1991

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
15V7010002015-10-26. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
20155012015-10-23. Engine
20091052009-04-08. Engine
09V1160002009-04-08. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
08V1180002008-03-12. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
20080812008-03-05. Engine
19990831999-05-12. Engine
19980211998-02-04. Engine
19960991996-07-11. Engine
19940551994-03-15. 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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