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Chevrolet Corvette 2003technical service bulletin

Bulletin 022003 · NHTSA communication 10002564 · issued Feb 20, 2003

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Suspension
component
2003
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

Vehicles are shipped from the factory with the suspension tightened down until joust bumper contacts a temporary plastic stuffer in each damper or shock. The stuffers must be removed during new vehicle preparation. *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.