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Buick Rainier 2000–2011technical service bulletin

Bulletin SB-10-02-33-001 · NHTSA communication 10036545 · issued Oct 1, 2010

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Steering
component
2000–2011
model years
60
vehicle entries

Official summary

Buick/cadillac/chevrolet/gmc/oldsmobile and hummer: information on pitman arm shaft seal service kit. Do not replace entire steering gear for pitman seal leak. Technicians have been replacing entire steering gears due to not being able to service just leaking pitman shaft seal. *pe updated 5/9/11. *pe

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.