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Oldsmobile Alero 2000–2001technical service bulletin

Bulletin 00091 · NHTSA communication 617753 · issued Dec 14, 2000

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
2000–2001
model years
4
vehicle entries

Official summary

A condition may exist when the driver attempts to shift from 5th gear to reverse, a shift inhibitor causes the transmission to be mechanically in 4th gear even though the shift lever indicates reverse gear. *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.