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Chevrolet C Series 1996–1999technical service bulletin

Bulletin 00148 · NHTSA communication 616390 · issued Nov 17, 2000

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Unknown / Other
component
1996–1999
model years
60
vehicle entries

Official summary

Service engine soon light, misfire, rough idle, or hard start due to a deposit build-up on the sequential central port fuel injector (scpi) poppet valve(s). The deposit build-up may cause injector poppets to stick closed. *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.