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Service bulletin 010601010A

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 id620810
Published by NHTSA2001-08-30
Manufacturer's number010601010A
Manufacturer's date2001-06-01
Replaces0106010101
NHTSA componentENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

NHTSA's summary

SUBJECT REGARDING POLYMER SERVICE PISTONS. *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

Vehicles listed
BUICK CENTURY1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001
BUICK REGAL1996
BUICK SKYLARK1996, 1997, 1998
CHEVROLET BERETTA1996
CHEVROLET CORSICA1996
CHEVROLET IMPALA2000, 2001
CHEVROLET LUMINA1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001
CHEVROLET MALIBU1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001
CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001
CHEVROLET VENTURE2000, 2001
OLDSMOBILE ACHIEVA1996, 1997, 1998
OLDSMOBILE ALERO2000, 2001
OLDSMOBILE CUTLASS1996
OLDSMOBILE CUTLASS1997, 1998, 1999
OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE2000, 2001
PONTIAC AZTEK2001
PONTIAC GRAND AM1996, 1997, 1998
PONTIAC GRAND AM2000, 2001
PONTIAC GRAND PRIX1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001
PONTIAC MONTANA2000, 2001

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
15V7010002015-10-26. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
20155012015-10-23. Engine
20091052009-04-08. Engine
09V1160002009-04-08. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
08V1180002008-03-12. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
20080812008-03-05. Engine
20032832003-11-12. Engine
19990831999-05-12. Engine
19981931998-09-28. Engine
19960991996-07-11. 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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