Chevrolet Corvette 1998–2000 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 01044 · NHTSA communication 623553 · issued Jul 10, 2001
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Steering
component
1998–2000
model years
3
vehicle entries
Official summary
Some vehicles may experience a condition in which the electronic column lock may not function as intended, the condition could result in the failure of the steering column to unlock during initial key in and start up, should the column fail to unlock, the engine will stop running if the vehicle starts to move. *slc
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.