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Buick Skylark 1997–1998technical service bulletin

Bulletin 98836416 · NHTSA communication 601912 · issued Jun 1, 1998

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
1997–1998
model years
14
vehicle entries

Official summary

Conditions regarding weak or discharged battery, slow starting, gen or mil lamp on, various driveability symptoms. *yc

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.