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Chevrolet Malibu 2002technical service bulletin

Bulletin 051602 · NHTSA communication 636684 · issued May 16, 2002

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Suspension
component
2002
model years
3
vehicle entries

Official summary

Some customers may comment about a metal bumping or banging type noise over bumps under the front suspension area of the vehicle. *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.