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Buick Rendezvous 2001–2002technical service bulletin

Bulletin 051603 · NHTSA communication 10003648 · issued May 16, 2003

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
2001–2002
model years
10
vehicle entries

Official summary

This message is to advise all chevrolet, buick, pontiac and oldsmobile dealers of temporary hold on remanufactured all-wheel drive transmissions. The condition is extension housing shim calculation equal 0. The cause is an incorrect park gear installed. *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.