GMC Jimmy 1996 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 96C08 · NHTSA communication 46331 · issued Oct 1, 1995
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
1996
model years
1
vehicle entries
Official summary
1996 jimmys equipped with 4.3l engines(rpo l35, vin code 'w') may have been built with the the camshaft sprocket attaching bolts inadequately tightened. When the camshaft sprocket bolts are inadequately tightened, an engine failure is likely to occur. To correct this condition, dealers will remove the engine front cover assembly and tighten the camshaft sprocker bolts.
Vehicles covered
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.