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Service bulletin 01049

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 id628527
Published by NHTSA2002-03-13
Manufacturer's number01049
Manufacturer's date2001-12-05
NHTSA componentSUSPENSION:FRONT

NHTSA's summary

SPECIAL POLICY ADJUSTMENT FOR FOUR-WHEEL AND ALL-WHEEL UTILITY VEHICLES THAT MAY HAVE FRONT SUSPENSION UPPER BALL JOINTS THAT SEPARATE AT A LOWER MILEAGE THAN EXPECTED BY CUSTOMERS. *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

Suspension

Vehicles listed
CHEVROLET BLAZER1996, 1997
GMC JIMMY1996 to 1997
OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA1996, 1997

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
01V2000002001-06-28. SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT

A recall listed here may apply to some of the same vehicles. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle.

Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component
31832004-12-15. Service bulletin. FRONT AXLE GRIND WHINE NOISE IN 2WD GONE IN 4WD. *EH
020152004-05-20. Service bulletin. POP SNAP NOISE IN THE FRONT SUSPENSION WHEN BRAKING. *MR
010492002-03-22. Service bulletin. SPECIAL POLICY ADJUSTMENT 01049 FOR UPPER BALL JOINT REPLACEMENT. *TT