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Chevrolet Malibu Maxx 2004–2005technical service bulletin

Bulletin 08232004 · NHTSA communication 10013093 · issued Aug 23, 2004

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Fuel System, Other
component
2004–2005
model years
2
vehicle entries

Official summary

Instrument panel fuel gauge will only go to 7/8ths full even with a full tank of fuel or that can only add 12 or 13 gallons of fuel to tank after the low fuel light comes on. *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.