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Chevrolet Lumina 1999–2002technical service bulletin

Bulletin 02061 · NHTSA communication 10002741 · issued Dec 10, 2002

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Air Bags
component
1999–2002
model years
10
vehicle entries

Official summary

Some vehicles have a passenger airbag that was manufactured without a check pin. An airbag without the check pin could produce increased pressure at the onset of the airbag deployment and reduce pressure afterwards. *tt

What a TSB means. Technical service bulletins are repair guidance manufacturers send to dealers — they are not recalls, and repairs are not automatically free (warranty extensions are an exception worth checking). The full document is available via NHTSA’s vehicle lookup.