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Buick Roadmaster 1996–1997technical 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

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.