Service bulletins for the 1998 Oldsmobile Achieva
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.
40 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.
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| 020604011 | 2002-10-07. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE. SUBJECT REGARDING REVISED DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE P0140. *TT |
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| 020601014 | 2002-10-07. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SUBJECT REGARDING REVISED LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD INSTALLATION. *TT |
| 010849020 | 2002-06-25. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION. SUBJECT REGARDING REVISED IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER OR IGNITION SWITCH ASSEMBLY REPLACEMENT. *SLC |
| 010602012 | 2002-03-21. 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 |
| 000089008A | 2001-10-25. 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 THE 1996 THROUGH 2000 TOYOTA CAVALIER. *TT |
| 010601010A | 2001-08-30. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SUBJECT REGARDING POLYMER SERVICE PISTONS. *TT |
| 990730030A | 2001-05-24. 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 |
| 000524001 | 2000-07-25. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS. INFORMATION REGARDING SNOW INTRUSION INTO REAR DRUM BRAKE ASSEMBLIES. **MR |
| 990730030 | 2000-03-01. 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 |
| 990604037 | 1999-11-26. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE. SUBJECT ON ON-BOARD DIAGNOSTIC (OBD) SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS. *MJS |
| 831704 | 1999-01-25. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY. CONCERNS OF DOOR HANDLES ON WHITE PAINTED VEHICLES TRUNING YELLOW. *YC |
| 833208 | 1999-01-13. Service bulletin. STEERING. SOME CUSTOMERS MAY COMMENT ABOUT A SQUEAK/ SQUAWK TYPE NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN AREA WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL. *YC |
| 98836416 | 1998-08-28. 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 |
| 98731616A | 1998-07-01. Service bulletin. SEATS. SEAT BELT LATCH SLIDES TO SEAT BELT ANCHOR SLEEVE. *YC |
| 971101731616 | 1998-03-30. Service bulletin. SEATS. COMMENTS THAT THE SEAT BELT LATCH SLIDES TO THE SEAT BELT ANCHOR SLEEVE. *YC |
The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.