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Buick Lesabre 2002–2005technical service bulletin

Bulletin 050850003 · NHTSA communication 10013449 · issued Jan 1, 2005

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Seats
component
2002–2005
model years
12
vehicle entries

Official summary

Heated seat inoperative after repair within one week of usage. *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.