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Cadillac Deville 1998technical service bulletin

Bulletin 838206A · NHTSA communication 615076 · issued Jul 1, 1998

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
1998
model years
2
vehicle entries

Official summary

Some customers may comment that the interior lights do not come on when opening a door in low light conditions, if the vehicle is not locked and the rke transmitter or key cylinder is not activated prior to opening the door. *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.