Service bulletin 051002

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	636642
Published by NHTSA	2002-11-12
Manufacturer's number	051002
Manufacturer's date	2002-05-10
NHTSA component	FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER

NHTSA's summary

OWNERS MAY COMMENT THAT THE FUEL GAUGE WILL INTERMITTENTLY DROP TO EMPTY FROM APPROXIMATELY HALF FULL. *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

Fuel system

Vehicles listed
CHEVROLET CORVETTE	2001

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

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