Service bulletins for the 1996 Pontiac Sunfire
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.
85 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.
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| 631106 | 1997-08-21. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM. AIR LEAKING FROM I/P VENTS IN HEATER OR DEFROST MODES (REPLACE MODE VALVE VACUUM ACTUATOR; ADD CLIP TO HVAC MODULE CASE). *AK |
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| 631040A | 1997-07-24. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS. SCUFFED INTERIOR QUARTER TRIM PANELS ON CONVERTIBLE TOPS (ADD LOOP FASTENER TAPE/RE-STAKE REINFORCEMENT/ADD LOOP FASTENER). *TW |
| 733403 | 1997-07-24. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION:REAR:SHOCK ABSORBER. REAR SHOCK NOISE IN TRUNK AREA - SOUNDS LIKE LOOSE LUMBER. *TW |
| 96075 | 1997-07-17. Service bulletin. EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS. RECALL 96V-250 - GENERAL MOTORS HAS DECIDED THAT CERTAIN 1995 AND 1996 J AND N MODEL VEHICLES FAIL TO CONFORM TO FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD (FMVSS) 108, LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT - THESE VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A CONDITION IN WHICH THE FRONT AND/OR REAR HAZARD WARNING LAMPS (FOUR-WAY FLASHERS) DO NOT FLASH WHEN THE HAZARD SWITCH IS ACTIVATGED - TO CORRECT THIS CONDITION AND IN ORDER TO COMPLY WITH FMVSS 108, VEHICLE OWNERS OR DEALERS WILL INSPECT FOR PROPER FUNCTION OF THE HAZARD WARNING LAMPS - IF NECESSARY, DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE HAZARD LAMP SWITCH - RECALL 96V-250. *TW |
| 776001 | 1997-06-27. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. KNOCK, RATTLE OR TAP NOISE FROM THE ENGINE BEFORE THE ENGINE HAS REACHED OPERATING TEMPERATURE OR UNDER LIGHT LOAD CONDITIONS AT OPERATING TEMPERATURE KNOCK, RATTLE OR TAP NOISE FROM THE ENGINE BEFORE THE ENGINE HAS REACHED OPERATING TEMPERATURE OR UNDER LIGHT LOAD CONDITIONS AT RATURE (REPLACE PISTON AND/OR ROD ASSEMBLIES). *TW |
| 731601 | 1997-06-27. Service bulletin. SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER. RATTLE/SQUEAK FROM PASSENGER (RIGHT) SIDE OF REAR FOLDING SEATBACK AREA (REPOSITION RIGHT HAND FRAME ARM). *TW |
| 637205 | 1997-06-27. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT. LEAK IN THE AXLE SEAL AREA (SHORTEN VENT HOSE). *TW |
| 638139 | 1997-06-27. Service bulletin. INTERIOR LIGHTING. INTERIOR DOME LIGHT STAYS ON ALL THE TIME (REROUTE WIRE HARNESS). *TW |
| 676528 | 1997-05-27. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL. INTERMITTENT DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE P0107 MAP SENSOR CIRCUIT LOW VOLTAGE (PCM FLASH CALIBRATION) *TW |
| 676204 | 1997-05-27. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY. COOLANT LOSS, VISIBLE COOLANT LEAKAGE, LOW COOLANT LAMP ON OR COOLANT ODOR CAUSED BY COOLANT LEAKAGE. *TW |
The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.