# Recalls/service bulletins

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/recalls-service-bulletins/18375>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [August 19, 2008, 6:17am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/recalls-service-bulletins/18375 "2008-08-19T06:17:48Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![cncop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3be4f8/32.png) [@cncop](https://community.cartalk.com/u/cncop)\
**Post date:** [August 19, 2008, 6:17am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/recalls-service-bulletins/18375/1 "2008-08-19T06:17:48Z")

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Where do I find these, with out paying for them?

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**Author:** ![hellokit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6a8cbe/32.png) [@hellokit](https://community.cartalk.com/u/hellokit)\
**Post date:** [August 19, 2008, 10:30am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/recalls-service-bulletins/18375/2 "2008-08-19T10:30:27Z")

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My source for Service Bulletins and Recalls is my public library web site where I go to Online Databases: ARRC (Auto Repair Reference Center, enter my library card number. The site opens, I input vehicle year, make, model, size engine.Page opens to Repair Topics. I choose Servce Bulletins and Recalls. I’m, then, in like Flint!

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**Author:** ![Constantino\_Tobio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/edb3f5/32.png) [@Constantino\_Tobio](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Constantino_Tobio)\
**Post date:** [August 19, 2008, 12:14pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/recalls-service-bulletins/18375/3 "2008-08-19T12:14:48Z")

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TSBs you can go to your local library. For recalls, go to the NHTSA website:

> **[NHTSA | National Highway Traffic Safety Administration](https://www.nhtsa.gov/)**
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> Get resources and info about staying safe on America’s roads. And, find out if there’s a recall on your car or how to report a vehicle safety problem.

Here’s the direct link to the Office of Defect Investigation:

> **[Check for Recalls: Vehicle, Car Seat, Tire, Equipment](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls)**
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> Use our VIN lookup tool to check for recalls on your car, or search by make and model. Also, get recall information on car seats, tires and equipment.

When you find a recall, if you click the “Document Search” button, it’ll give you loads of information on the recall, often including the Technical Bulletin addressing the recall itself.

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**Author:** ![common-sense-answer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/common-sense-answer/32/716_2.png) [@common-sense-answer](https://community.cartalk.com/u/common-sense-answer)\
**Post date:** [August 19, 2008, 12:26pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/recalls-service-bulletins/18375/4 "2008-08-19T12:26:56Z")

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The Crash Dummy guys  
Some useful car info can be found at the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, also.

> **[NHTSA | National Highway Traffic Safety Administration](https://www.nhtsa.gov/)**
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> Get resources and info about staying safe on America’s roads. And, find out if there’s a recall on your car or how to report a vehicle safety problem.

Recalls and crash tests are there.  
Service Bulletins are listed, however, give no details.

P.S.  
Give a dealer your car’s VIN number and they can tell you if your car is subject to any recalls, which ones have been done, and which ones haven’t been.