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Service bulletin 98054

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 id615097
Published by NHTSA2000-12-27
Manufacturer's number98054
Manufacturer's date1998-10-08
NHTSA componentENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

NHTSA's summary

GENERAL MOTORS HAS DETERMINED THAT SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 2.2 LITER ENGINES MAY DEVELOP A FAILURE OF THE CYLINDER HEAD GASKET LEADING TO EXTERNAL COOLANT LEAKS FROM THE CYLINDER HEAD GASKET TO ENGINE BLOCK JOINT. *TT

The document

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Components

Engine

Vehicles listed
CHEVROLET CAVALIER1995
PONTIAC SUNFIRE1995

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

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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