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Buick Lacrosse 1998–2013technical service bulletin

Bulletin PIP4404E · NHTSA communication 10113188 · issued Aug 12, 2013

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Steering
component
1998–2013
model years
60
vehicle entries

Official summary

This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician vehicles with a slight rough idle. Technician should compare the concern with a like vehicle. If the concern is worse than a like vehicle, technician should follow published Service Information diagnosis and repair as necessary.

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.