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Cadillac Catera 1997–1998technical service bulletin

Bulletin 00042 · NHTSA communication 613586 · issued Jun 1, 2000

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
1997–1998
model years
2
vehicle entries

Official summary

General motors has decided that certain vehicles may exhibit a condition in which the adhesive bond between the rubber hub and metal rim of the engine crankshaft harmonic balancer pulley (torsional dampner) may fail. *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.