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Buick Rainier 2002–2005technical service bulletin

Bulletin 3405 · NHTSA communication 10017130 · issued Oct 25, 2005

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
2002–2005
model years
13
vehicle entries

Official summary

Engine is hard to start after filling the fuel tank. *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.