Service bulletin 02T63

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)
Type	Service bulletin
NHTSA id	635737
Published by NHTSA	2002-10-30
Manufacturer's number	02T63
Manufacturer's date	2002-09-01
NHTSA component	POWER TRAIN

NHTSA's summary

SUBJECT REGARDING POWERTRAIN VIBRATION AT IDLE WITH THE AIR CONDITIONER ON AND TRANSMISSION IN REVERSE OR DRIVE. *TT

The document

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Components

Transmission and driveline

Vehicles listed
SATURN VUE	2002, 2003

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

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