Rear License Plate Rattles When Traveling Over Rough Surfaces (Install All Four License Plate Attachment Bolts & Fully Tighten (99-T-36A)

Publication date: 2001-08-01
Reference number: 99-T-36A
Supersedes refnos: 99-T-36

REAR LICENSE PLATE RATTLES WHEN TRAVELING OVER ROUGH SURFACES (INSTALL ALL FOUR LICENSE PLATE ATTACHMENT BOLTS & FULLY TIGHTEN

TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN

Reference Number(s): 99-T-36A, Date of Issue: August, 2001

SATURN:	2000-2002 L-Series vehicles
SECTION:	12-Body

Superceded Bulletin(s): 99-T-36

NOTE: Due to addition of the 2002 model year under models affected, this bulletin has been revised and supersedes bulletin 99-T-36, which should be discarded.

SUBJECT

Rear License Plate Rattles When Traveling Over Rough Surfaces (Install All Four License Plate Attachment Bolts & Fully Tighten.

MODELS AFFECTED

2000-2002 L-Series vehicles

CONDITION

Customers may comment about a rattle type noise that seems to be coming from the rear of the vehicle while traveling over rough road surfaces.

This condition may also be noticed during the pre-delivery inspection (PDI) at Saturn Retailers.

CAUSE

Rear license plate may be loose due to all four bolts not being installed and/or fully tightened.

CORRECTION

Install all four rear license plate attachment bolts to correct and prevent any potential rear license plate rattles.

When installing a rear license plate on any L-Series vehicles during the PDI process, make sure to install and tighten all four four rear license plate attachment bolts provided with vehicle.

PARTS REQUIREMENTS

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