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Service bulletins for the 1997 Buick Riviera

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.

56 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.

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000730002B2002-10-11. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION. CONCERNS WITH SLIPS, HARSH UPSHIFT OR GARAGE SHIFTS, LAUNCH SHUDDERS, FLARES, ERRATIC SHIFTS AND INTERMITTENT CONCERNS, DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE P1811 OR P0748 SET. *TT
010601008A2002-10-09. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. SOME OWNERS MAY COMMENT ON A REPEAT ENGINE OIL PAN LEAK. *TT
010730032B2002-03-25. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. SOME OWNERS MAY COMMENT ON A TRANSMISSION OIL LEAK. *TT UPDATED *EH
010601007A2001-08-31. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM. EXPERIENCING EXCESSIVE ENGINE COOLANT CONSUMPTION, OR AN ENGINE COOLANT LEAK NEAR OR UNDER THE THROTTLE BODY AREA OF THE UPPER INTAKE MANIFOLD. *TT
990730030A2001-05-24. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY. OWNERS OF SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH HYDRA-MATIC 3T40, 4T60, 4T60-E OR 4T65-E TRANSAXLES MAY COMMENT ON A GRINDING AND / OR GROWLING NOISE THAT IS NOTICEABLE WHEN STANDING IN PARK ON A HILL OR SLOPE WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING AND THE PARKING BRAKE NOT APPLIED. *TT
0106010082001-05-17. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. SOME OWNERS MAY COMMENT ON A REPEAT ENGINE OIL PAN LEAK. *TT
0106010072001-05-17. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM. ENGINE COOLANT CONSUMPTION OR COOLANT LEAK (INSPECT FOR MATERIAL DEGRADATION/REPLACE INTAKE MANIFOLDS) *TT UPDATED 11/02/07 *NJ
000310007F2001-04-03. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION. VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE SHAKE / VIBRATION IN STEERING WHEEL, FLOOR, SEAT AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS ON SMOOTH ROADS. *JB UPDATED *EH GM VOICEMAIL MESSAGE. *TT
9908500212000-02-29. Service bulletin. SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER. A CONDITION WITH THE FRONT SEAT BACK AND / OR SEAT CUSHION HEAT ELEMENT IS NON-FUNCTIONING. *TT
9906030092000-01-11. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. CONDITIONS WITH FLOOR PAN CORROSION PERFORATION IN BATTERY COMPARTMENT. *TT
9906050052000-01-08. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A POPPING TYPE NOISE HEARD IN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. *TT
9902320071999-11-24. Service bulletin. STEERING. THIS BULLETIN ADDRESSES CONCERNS OF STEERING VIBRATION / SHUDDER / MOAN DURING PARKING MANEUVERS ON DRY PAVEMENT. *TT
8330041999-03-08. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION. EXPERIENCING SHAKE / VIBRATION IN STEERING WHEEL, FLOOR, SEAT AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS ON SMOOTH ROADS. *YC
8317041999-01-25. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY. CONCERNS OF DOOR HANDLES ON WHITE PAINTED VEHICLES TRUNING YELLOW. *YC
100041998-08-24. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. INFORMATION ON ABS AND / OR TRACTION LIGHT ON WITH CODES AND / OR ERRATIC ENGINE IDLE OR MIL ON. *YC
100011998-08-24. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY. INFORMATION ON GROWLING NOISE IN TRANSAXLE DURING FIRST FOUR MINUTES AFTER START UP. *YC
98737104A1998-08-03. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION. CONCERNS OF NOISE/VIBRATION/GROWL FROM FRONT OF VEHICLE ON RIGHT TURNS OR HARD ACCELERATION. *YC
735023A1998-04-29. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS. EXPERIENCING NOISE COMING FROM FRONT BRAKES. *YC
9709017160A1998-03-30. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE. VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH HARSH GARAGE SHIFT REVERSE TO DRIVE. *YC
9709016116A1998-03-30. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. COMMENTS OF AN ENGINE OIL LEAK THAT APPEARS TO ORIGINATE TOWARD THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE; REAR OF ENGINE. *YC
9711017381251998-03-30. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY. SUBJECT ON PARALLEL PARK ASSIST MODE AND BOTH MIRRORS ARE INOPERATIVE OR RH MIRROR MOVES UP TOO HIGH. *YC
9711016310411998-03-30. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR. COMMENTS ON INOPERATIVE POWER DOOR LOCKS (FRONT AND/OR REAR DOORS).
9711017390151998-03-30. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. COMMENTS ON INSUFFICIENT RANGE OF THE KEYLESS ENTRY SYSTEM. *YC
9705017771601997-11-06. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:UNIVERSAL JOINT. EXPERIENCING HARSH ENGAGEMENT FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE. *YC
9705017350191997-11-06. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST. WHEN BRAKES ARE DEPRESSED FORCE OR ENGINE LOAD MAY AFFECT AND CAUSE VARIOUS NOISES. *YC

The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.