Buick Roadmaster 1996–1997 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 00096 · NHTSA communication 616774 · issued Jan 1, 2001
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
1996–1997
model years
8
vehicle entries
Official summary
Some customers may experience a failure of the exhaust gas recirculation (egr) valve due to corrosion of the internal diaphragm plate, leading to driveability complaints of a check engine light for egr valve (dtc p0400); or engine stall at idle, runs rough or surges. *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.