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Chevrolet Malibu 1997–2001technical service bulletin

Bulletin 150301 · NHTSA communication 619233 · issued Mar 15, 2001

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Structure
component
1997–2001
model years
8
vehicle entries

Official summary

This message concerns hood cable freezing. Some customers may comment that the hood release cable will not open the hood. *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.