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Service bulletin 010602012

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The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id628890
Published by NHTSA2002-03-21
Manufacturer's number010602012
Manufacturer's date2001-12-01
NHTSA componentENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM

NHTSA's summary

SOME OWNERS MAY COMMENT ON LEAKAGE OF A FEW DROPS OF COOLANT AFTER PARKING THEIR VEHICLE. *TT

The document

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Components

Engine, Cooling system

Vehicles listed
BUICK SKYLARK1996, 1997, 1998
CHEVROLET CAVALIER1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002
CHEVROLET MALIBU1997, 1998, 1999
OLDSMOBILE ACHIEVA1996, 1997, 1998
OLDSMOBILE ALERO1999, 2000, 2001
PONTIAC GRAND AM1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001
PONTIAC SUNFIRE1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002

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

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