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Buick Lesabre 1999–2004technical service bulletin

Bulletin 03232004 · NHTSA communication 10013044 · issued Mar 23, 2004

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Structure
component
1999–2004
model years
12
vehicle entries

Official summary

This is a fix it right the first time reminder going out to buick dealers regarding ashtrays that are either difficult to open or will not stay closed. *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.