Saturn Ion 2000–2004 — technical service bulletin

Bulletin 030090003 · NHTSA communication 10003976 · issued Sep 1, 2003

Technical service bulletin

communication type

Engine and Engine Cooling

component

2000–2004

model years

vehicle entries

Official summary

Oil filter cap assembly and oil filter element design change. *tt

Vehicles covered

2003 Saturn Ion
2004 Saturn Ion
2003 Saturn L200
2004 Saturn L300
2000 Saturn LS
2001 Saturn LS
2002 Saturn LS
2002 Saturn Vue
2003 Saturn Vue
2004 Saturn Vue

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.