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Chrysler PT Cruiser 2001technical service bulletin

Bulletin 2300801 · NHTSA communication 620068 · issued May 11, 2001

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Structure
component
2001
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

A condition may exist when the hvac unit blower is turned on high, a ticking sound can be heard from the rear seating position. The cause of the ticking sound is the body exhauster flaps hitting the body exhauster housing retainer. This bulletin involves replacing the rear body exhauster on vehicles that exhibit the symptom. *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.