Chevrolet Malibu 1997–2002 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 020866005A · NHTSA communication 634317 · issued Aug 1, 2002
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Structure
component
1997–2002
model years
17
vehicle entries
Official summary
Some onwers may comment that the molding along the rear (trunk) compartment opening at the striker is loose or broken. *tt
Vehicles covered
- 1997 Chevrolet Malibu
- 1998 Chevrolet Malibu
- 1999 Chevrolet Malibu
- 2000 Chevrolet Malibu
- 2001 Chevrolet Malibu
- 2002 Chevrolet Malibu
- 1999 Oldsmobile Alero
- 2000 Oldsmobile Alero
- 2001 Oldsmobile Alero
- 2002 Oldsmobile Alero
- 1997 Oldsmobile Cutlass
- 1998 Oldsmobile Cutlass
- 1999 Oldsmobile Cutlass
- 1999 Pontiac Grand AM
- 2000 Pontiac Grand AM
- 2001 Pontiac Grand AM
- 2002 Pontiac Grand AM
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.