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Service bulletins for the 1998 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.

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

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980412000-04-06. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY. UPPER RADIATOR HOSE MAY CONTACT BATTERY TRAY. YD
980172000-04-06. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. VALVE ROCKER ARM COVER FAILED, CAUSING OIL CNSUMPTION TO INCREASE. YD
9907300302000-03-01. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH HYDRA-MATIC 3T40, 4T60 OR 4T60-E TRANSXALES MAY COMMENT ON A GRINDING AND / OR GROWLING NOISE THAT IS NOTICEABLE WHEN IN PARK ON INCLINE. *TT
9908640262000-01-11. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR. ON SOME CONVERTIBLE MODELS, THE DOOR RATTLES WHEN CLOSING. *TT
9901380031999-11-24. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SOME VEHICLES WITH 2.2L ENGINES MAY EXHIBIT A ENGINE / TRANSMISSION WHINE AT 2800 - 32000 RPM. *TT
9908490121999-11-24. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. VEHICLES WITH COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS (CNG) FUEL OPTION MAY EXHIBIT A TRIP ODOMETER THAT RESETS TO ZERO. *TT
9908640151999-11-23. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES. CONCERNS WITH THE LEFT HAND MANUAL MIRROR NOT ADJUSTING WHEN THE ADJUSTMENT LEVER IS MOVED. *TT
VSS199900201999-10-26. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS. SUBJECT REGARDING REQUEST FOR CUSTOMER COMPLAINT VEHICLES WHICH HAVE A FRONT BRAKE SQUEAK / SQUEAL NOISE COMPLAINT. *TT
9903080041999-09-29. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION. SUBJECT PERTAINING TO FRONT AND / OR REAR STABILIZER SHAFT SQUAWK / SQUEAK NOISE. *TT
9909400011999-08-31. Service bulletin. SEAT BELTS. CUSTOMERS MAY COMPLAIN THAT THE FRONT SEAT SHOULDER BELT PLASTIC COVER WILL NOT STAY SNAPPED IN PLACE ON COUPE MODELS ONLY. *TT
9908500071999-08-27. Service bulletin. SEATS. SOME CUSTOMERS MAY COMMENT THAT THERE IS A BULGE IN THE MATERIAL ON THE TOP BACKSIDE OF EITHER FRONT BUCKET SEAT. *TT
9908570191999-08-06. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS. CONDITIONS WITH WATER LEAK AT FRONT HEADER. *TT
NAS199900401999-08-05. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM. SUBJECT PERTAINING TO CORRECT COOLANT LEVEL FOR PROPER COOLING SYSTEM OPERATION. *TT
636604C1999-03-08. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM. COMMENTS THAT A METALLIC NOISE OR COLD RAP HEARD ON COLD EXHAUST SYSTEM. *TT
980171999-03-08. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE. EXHIBITING INCREASED OIL CONSUMPTION. *YC
8315221999-02-02. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY. REAR COMPARTMENT (TRUNK) LID LATCH DIFFICULT TO UNLOCK / OPEN. *YC
831518A1999-01-25. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR. COMPLAINTS ON FRONT OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLE STICKS. *YC
988315181999-01-11. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR. COMMENT THAT THE FRONT OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLE STICKS OR HITS SOMETHING WHEN OPENING THE DOOR WITH THE DOOR GLASS IN THE FULL UP POSITION. *YC
980171998-11-03. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT INCREASED OIL CONSUMPTION. *YC
981191998-10-20. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY. SUBJECT ON THE UPPER RADIATOR HOSE. *YC
981201998-10-20. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A INCREASED OIL CONSUMPTION. *YC
988364161998-08-28. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY. CONDITIONS REGARDING WEAK OR DISCHARGED BATTERY, SLOW STARTING, GEN OR MIL LAMP ON, VARIOUS DRIVEABILITY SYMPTOMS. *YC
98636604B1998-08-28. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM. COMMENTS THAT A METALLIC NOISE ON COLD EXHAUST SYSTEMS. *TT
988771661998-08-04. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION. COMMENTS ON A DELAYED, SLOW OR NO SECOND TO THIRD GEAR UPSHIFT. *YC
988771661998-08-03. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION. SOME OWNERS OUTSIDE OF THE RECALL POPULATION MAY COMMENT ON A DELAYED, SLOW OR NO SECOND TO THIRD GEAR UPSHIFT. *YC

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