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Chevrolet Aveo 2004–2011technical service bulletin

Bulletin PIC3529E · NHTSA communication 10113119 · issued May 31, 2013

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Wheels
component
2004–2011
model years
11
vehicle entries

Official summary

This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have crunch noise from the front suspension over bumps when moving. Technician will need to loosen both the front and rear front control arm attachment bolts on one side. Technician will need to ensure that the front control arms supporting the vehicle weight, now the tech can re-torque the control arm bolts to factory spec?s 110 newton metre (81 foot-pound).

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.