Service bulletin 00096
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 | 616774 |
| Published by NHTSA | 2001-03-09 |
| Manufacturer's number | 00096 |
| Manufacturer's date | 2001-01-01 |
| NHTSA component | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE (EGR VALVE) |
NHTSA's summary
SOME CUSTOMERS MAY EXPERIENCE A FAILURE OF THE EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION (EGR) VALVE DUE TO CORROSION OF THE INTERNAL DIAPHRAGM PLATE, LEADING TO DRIVEABILITY COMPLAINTS OF A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT FOR EGR VALVE (DTC P0400); OR ENGINE STALL AT IDLE, RUNS ROUGH OR SURGES. *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, Exhaust and emissions, EGR valve
Trouble codes named
P0400
| BUICK ROADMASTER | 1996 |
|---|---|
| CADILLAC FLEETWOOD | 1996 |
| CHEVROLET CAMARO | 1996, 1997 |
| CHEVROLET CAPRICE | 1996 |
| CHEVROLET IMPALA | 1996 |
| PONTIAC FIREBIRD | 1996, 1997 |
Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.
| 00096 | 2001-04-04. Service bulletin. VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE FAILURES. *JB |
|---|---|
| 00096 | 2001-04-03. Service bulletin. CONCERNS W ITH EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE FAILURES. *JB |