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Chevrolet C Series 1996–1999technical service bulletin

Bulletin 00148 · NHTSA communication 616390 · issued Nov 17, 2000

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Unknown OR Other
component
1996–1999
model years
60
vehicle entries

Official summary

Service engine soon light, misfire, rough idle, or hard start due to a deposit build-up on the sequential central port fuel injector (scpi) poppet valve(s). The deposit build-up may cause injector poppets to stick closed. *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.