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Service bulletins for the 1997 Chevrolet Cavalier

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.

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

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009662004-07-12. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:WHEEL SPEED SENSOR. ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM (ABS) FRONT WHEEL SPEED CODES - JUMPER HARNESS. *TT
00966B2004-06-09. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:WHEEL SPEED SENSOR. ABS FRONT WHEEL SPEED CODES - JUMPER HARNESS. *TT
019672004-05-19. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION:FRONT. FRONT SUSPENSION STEER NOISE SMOOTH ROAD TURNS. *MR
030730021A2004-03-04. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. NEUTRAL FLARE AND/OR RPM FLARE WHILE IN DRIVE, NO 1-2 UPSHIFT, SERVICE ENGINE SOON (SES) LIGHT ILLUMINATED, DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES (DTCS) P1810, DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE P1815 SET. *TT
000089008E2004-03-02. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. SOME CUSTOMERS MAY WANT TO TOW THEIR VEHICLE BEHIND ANOTHER VEHICLE WITH ALL FOUR TIRES ONT HE GROUND. THIS BULLETIN PROVIDES INFORMATION REGARDING RECREATIONAL (DINGHY) TOWING FOR CERTAIN VEHICLES INCLUDING 1988-2004 CHEVROLET AND GMC LIGHT DUTY TRUCKS. *TT
030864011A2003-12-03. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR. MIRROR VIBRATES AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. *TT
030864009A2003-12-03. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR. LEFT OUTSIDE BREAKAWAY MIRROR INOPERATIVE. *TT UPDATE. *TT
010232001C2003-12-01. Service bulletin. STEERING. SOME CUSTOMERS MAY COMMENT ON A CLUNK TYPE NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE DURING A TURNING MANEUVER. *TT
000089008B2003-12-01. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. SOME CUSTOMERS MAY WANT TO TOW THEIR VEHICLE BEHIND ANOTHER VEHICLE WITH ALL FOUR TIRES ONT HE GROUND. THIS BULLETIN PROVIDES INFORMATION REGARDING RECREATIONAL (DINGHY) TOWING FOR CERTAIN VEHICLES INCLUDING 1988-2004 CHEVROLET AND GMC LIGHT DUTY TRUCKS. *TT
0516032003-10-28. Service bulletin. EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS. PROPER INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE HIGH MOUNTED STOP LAMP THAT IS INTEGRATED IN THE REAR SPOILER. SOME DEALERS HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THE LAMP NOT FITTING PROPERLY OR THAT PARTS ARE BEING DAMAGED DURING INSTALLATION. *TT
0307300212003-08-27. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. NEUTRAL FLARE AND/OR RPM FLARE WHILE IN DRIVE, NO 1-2 UPSHIFT, SERVICE ENGINE SOON (SES) LIGHT ILLUMINATED, DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES (DTCS) P1810, DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE P1815 SET. *TT
0227032003-07-23. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR. INOPERATIVE MANUAL OUTSIDE REARVIEW MIRROR(S). *TT *JB
0207300502003-03-29. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. ENGINEERING CHANGES TO THE VALVE BODY, PRESSURE REGULATOR VALVE, 2-3 ACCUMULATOR VALVE AND BORE FOR 2002-2003 MODEL YEAR 4T45E TRANSAXLES AND SUBSEQUENT OVERHAUL PROCEDURES WHICH AFFECT 1995-2001 MODEL YEAR TRANSAXLES. *TT
0203080062002-10-10. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION:FRONT. THIS BULLETIN IS BEING ISSUED TO REVISE THE FRONT SUSPENSION FASTNER TIGHTENING SPECIFICATIONS.*TT
010232001B2002-10-09. Service bulletin. STEERING. SOME CUSTOMERS MAY COMMENT ON A CLUNK TYPE NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE DURING A TURNING MANEUVER. *TT
0106020122002-03-21. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM. SOME OWNERS MAY COMMENT ON LEAKAGE OF A FEW DROPS OF COOLANT AFTER PARKING THEIR VEHICLE. *TT
0511012002-03-05. Service bulletin. STEERING. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A CLUNK TYPE NOISE ESPECIALLY FELT IN THE STEERING WHEEL WHILE TURNING. *TT
0511012002-03-05. Service bulletin. STEERING. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A CLUNK TYPE NOISE WHILE TURNING, ESPECIALLY FELT IN THE STEERING WHEEL. *TT
2910012002-03-05. Service bulletin. EXTERIOR LIGHTING:FOG LIGHTS. CUSTOMER CONCERN OF PREMATURE FOG LAMP FAILURE. *TT
010232001C2002-02-13. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION:FRONT. INFORMATION REGARDING CLUNK NOISE FROM FRONT OF VEHICLE DURING TURNING. *YH *TT
0108490092001-10-22. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH. SUBJECT REGARDING REVISED INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER (IPC) REPLACEMENT. NLM
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
1509002001-05-11. Service bulletin. STEERING. THIS MESSAGE CONCERNS VEHICLES EXHIBITING A CLUNK NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. CUSTOMERS MAY STATE THAT A CLUNK NOISE IS HEARD WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL. *TT
1801012001-04-06. Service bulletin. STEERING. INFORMATION ON DIAGNOSING CLUNK OR BUMP NOISE USUALLY HEARD WHEN TURNING EMITTING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THIS CONDITION MAY ALSO BE FELT THROUGH THE STEERING WHEEL OF VEHICLE WITH THE CAR IN PARK OR MOVING SLOWLY AND THE STEERING WHEEL IS ROTATED FROM STOP TO STOP. *TT
0206012001-04-04. Service bulletin. STEERING. CUSTOMERS MAY COMPLAIN OF A CLUNK NOISE FROM FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE DURING TURNING MANEUVERS OR STEERING WHEEL ROTATION. *JB

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