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Cadillac Catera 1997–1999technical service bulletin

Bulletin 00042A · NHTSA communication 6091415 · issued Aug 1, 2000

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
1997–1999
model years
3
vehicle entries

Official summary

Some vehicles may exhibit a condition in which the adhesive bond between the rubber hub and metal rim of the engine crankshaft harmonic balancer pulley may fail. *tt

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.