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Chevrolet C Series 1997technical service bulletin

Bulletin 98776526 · NHTSA communication 600284 · issued Feb 1, 1998

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Vehicle Speed Control
component
1997
model years
6
vehicle entries

Official summary

Vehicles with 6.5l diesel engines (vins s, f - rpos l56, l65, l65-cmt) may experience white smoke, rough idle, poor throttle response on cold start. *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.