Chevrolet Malibu 1997–2001 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 000309003 · NHTSA communication 617720 · issued Nov 1, 2000
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Suspension
component
1997–2001
model years
8
vehicle entries
Official summary
Some vehicles built prior to vin breakpoint 1m531582 or 16145701 may exhibit a creak / pop noise coming from the rear of the vehicle. *tt
Vehicles covered
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.