Saturn Ion 2003–2007 — technical service bulletin

Bulletin 040308006 · NHTSA communication 10007892 · issued Nov 1, 2010

Technical service bulletin

communication type

Suspension

component

2003–2007

model years

vehicle entries

Official summary

Cluck, thump or rattle noise from front suspension while driving over rough road conditions or when braking (replace front lower control arm rear bushing). *mj updated 10/5/07. *nj updated 5/20/11. *pe

Vehicles covered

2003 Saturn Ion
2004 Saturn Ion
2005 Saturn Ion
2006 Saturn Ion
2007 Saturn Ion

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.