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Service bulletin 121200

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 id617782
Published by NHTSA2001-03-27
Manufacturer's number121200
Manufacturer's date2000-12-12
NHTSA componentSERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS

NHTSA's summary

SOME CUSTOMERS MAY COMMENT ON A BRAKE PEDAL RATTLE OR CLUNK. *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

Brakes

Vehicles listed
CHEVROLET MALIBU1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001
OLDSMOBILE ALERO1999, 2000, 2001
OLDSMOBILE CUTLASS1997, 1998, 1999
PONTIAC GRAND AM1999, 2000, 2001

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

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