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Saturn Vue 2002–2003technical service bulletin

Bulletin 03T09 · NHTSA communication 10001198 · issued Mar 1, 2003

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Latches/locks/linkages
component
2002–2003
model years
2
vehicle entries

Official summary

Due to a design change in the door and liftgate latching system, a second design latch kit is used to service first design 2002 and 2003 interim door and liftgate latching systems. *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.