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Chevrolet Cavalier 2000technical service bulletin

Bulletin 99095 · NHTSA communication 609773 · issued Dec 1, 1999

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
2000
model years
4
vehicle entries

Official summary

Subject regarding certain vehicles equipped with 2.4l engines and built between 11/23/99 and 12/3/99 may have engine connecting rod bearings which may fail prematurely if the vehicle is subjected to high engine speed operation at low mileage. *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.