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Chevrolet Blazer 1996technical service bulletin

Bulletin 97001 · NHTSA communication 52092 · issued Jan 1, 1997

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Visibility
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1996
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2
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Official summary

Recall 97v-008 - general motors has decided that certain 1996 s/t model pickup trucks fail to conform to federal motor vehicle safety standard (fmvss) 212, windshield mounting - these vehicles exhibit a condition where the topcoat paint severly peels due to overbaking of the powder primer prior to the topcoat application - since the windshield primer and adhesive adhere to the topcoat paint on the windshield opening flange, the windshield may not meet the requirements of fmvss 212, in a vehicle crash - recall 97v-008. *tw

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.