Service bulletin 320200
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 | 616126 |
| Published by NHTSA | 2001-02-09 |
| Manufacturer's number | 320200 |
| Manufacturer's date | 2000-12-01 |
| NHTSA component | STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM |
NHTSA's summary
ON SOME VEHICLES PRODUCED 9/98 TO 8/00, INTERMITTENTLY, AND IMMEDIATELY AFTER STARTING THE ENGINE, THE SERVOTRONIC GOES INTO DEFAULT MODE. IN THIS MODE, POWER ASSISTANCE CONTINUES TO OPERATE, BUT IS NO LONGER SPEED DEPENDANT. NORMAL FUNCTION IS RESTORED IF THE IGNITION IS SWITCHED OFF, THEN ON AGAIN. *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
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Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.