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Saab 9-5 1998–1999technical service bulletin

Bulletin 8431953 · NHTSA communication 604048 · issued Nov 1, 1998

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Visibility
component
1998–1999
model years
2
vehicle entries

Official summary

Procedures on preventing juddering of side windows ( unsmooth operation ) for vehicles up to and including vin x3001194 and w3075121. *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.