My 2001 L300's rear tires experienced cupping and uneven treadwear from the
getgo. Dealer insisted I didn't rotate tires enough. Dealer never mentioned
the TSB. When I finally caught wind of the TSB, I had this repair done to my
car and it was not a simple alignment. Dealer literally spent hours
drilling out the original faulty shims. These cars were not aligned properly
at the factory and a shim kit (noted in the TSB) has to be installed in
order to be able to align the rear wheels to the new correct spec.

"Robert Hancock" > wrote in message
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> Not a "fix" for anything really, just an update to errors in the service
> manual for the alignment specs. Unless the dealer misaligned it previously
> based on the old manual, it doesn't affect anything.
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> "Mr. Goodwrench" > wrote in message
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>> If you bring your car in, Saturn policy is that they will not inform you
> of
>> this TSB unless you specifically ask for it by name, otherwise you will
> get
>> an alignment and your car will continue to cup and chew up the rear
>> tires,
>> possibly causing a blowout, and loss of control of the vehicle.
>>
>> This TSB is the fix; it should be a "recall" and Saturn should eat the
> cost:
>>
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>> Make: SATURN
>> Model: L-SERIES
>> Year: 2001
>> Service Bulletin Number: 00T72A
>> NHTSA Item Number: 633545
>> Summary Description:
>> SUBJECT REGARDING SERVICE MANUAL UPDATE FOR CHASSIS SERVICE MANUALSS
>> REGARDING ALIGNMENT SPECIFICATIONS AND SERVICE PROCEDURE FOR INSTALLATION
> OF
>> SPACERS BETWEEN REAR SUSPENSION SUPPORT AND VEHICLE BODY WHEN PERFORMING
>> WHEEL ALIGNMENT. *JG
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>>
>> File your complaints he http://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/ivoq/
>>
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