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Buick Lesabre 1998technical service bulletin

Bulletin 98876514 · NHTSA communication 601121 · issued Apr 1, 1998

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
1998
model years
6
vehicle entries

Official summary

Condition regarding the engine intermittently stalls during a closed throttle deceleration from about 35 mph. *yc

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.