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Buick Regal 1996technical service bulletin

Bulletin 876522 · NHTSA communication 609669 · issued Aug 1, 1998

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Interior Lighting
component
1996
model years
5
vehicle entries

Official summary

A malfunction indicator lamp (mil) illuminating on the vehicle's instrument panel after a long deceleration with the transmission typically in the overdrive position. Yd

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.