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Chevrolet Malibu 2004–2005technical service bulletin

Bulletin 050232001 · NHTSA communication 10014974 · issued Jan 1, 2007

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Steering
component
2004–2005
model years
3
vehicle entries

Official summary

Increased steering effort. *tt update. *tt updated 03-07-07. *kb

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.