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Cadillac Catera 1997–2001technical service bulletin

Bulletin 010235002 · NHTSA communication 619199 · issued Mar 1, 2001

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Steering
component
1997–2001
model years
5
vehicle entries

Official summary

Some customer may comment that the ignition key may be difficult to remove from the ignition lock cylinder at times. *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.