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Chevrolet Cavalier 1998technical service bulletin

Bulletin 98877166 · NHTSA communication 601411 · issued May 1, 1998

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
1998
model years
2
vehicle entries

Official summary

Some owners outside of the recall population may comment on a delayed, slow or no second to third gear upshift. *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.