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Toyota Corolla 1998technical service bulletin

Bulletin BO02498 · NHTSA communication 602181 · issued Aug 14, 1998

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Structure
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1998
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vehicle entries

Official summary

To reduce deck lid closing effort on vehicles starting with vin 1nxbr12e1wz042704, the luggage compartment weatherstrip has been improved. *tt

Vehicles covered

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.