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Buick Terraza 1997–2005technical service bulletin

Bulletin 000940001B · NHTSA communication 10004751 · issued Feb 1, 2005

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Child Seat
component
1997–2005
model years
29
vehicle entries

Official summary

Excessive lateral movement (side to side) when using certain aftermarket child seats. This condition occurs in vehicles equipped with second and third row bucket seats. Including the 1997 - 1999 opel sintra. *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.