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Service bulletin 000138003A

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 id618081
Published by NHTSA2001-04-03
Manufacturer's number000138003A
Manufacturer's date2001-01-01
Replaces000138003
NHTSA componentVISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM

NHTSA's summary

VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE POPPING SOUND HEARD UNDERNEATH INSTRUMENT PANEL WHEN SWITCHING FROM DEFROST TO HEAT OR FROM A/C TO DEFROST. *JB

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

Glass, wipers and mirrors, Heating and air conditioning

Vehicles listed
CHEVROLET IMPALA2000
CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO2000

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

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