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Buick Regal 2001–2002technical service bulletin

Bulletin 05551 · NHTSA communication 10017076 · issued Sep 1, 2005

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
2001–2002
model years
8
vehicle entries

Official summary

Special policy adjustment-catalytic converter. The vehicle may experience a condition where the vehicle's exhaust catalytic converter was replaced due to the complaints of lack of power or illumination of the malfunction indicator lamp. *sc

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.