INFO ON WATER LEAK IN TRUNK CAUSED BY VOIDS IN SEAM. Buick Regal 1997

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SUBJECT: INFORMATION ON WATER LEAK IN TRUNK CAUSED BY VOIDS IN SEAM SEALER NEAR TAIL LIGHTS

MODELS: 1997-98 BUICK CENTURY 1997-98 BUICK REGAL

IF THERE IS A COMPLAINT OF A WATER LEAK IN THE TRUNK AREA, CHECK THE UPPER CORNERS OF THE TRUNK OPENING WHERE THE METAL PIECES OF THE QTR PANEL AND OTHER SHEET METAL COME TOGETHER. A SEALER VOID MAY HAVE OCCURRED THERE THAT WILL ALLOW WATER TO ENTER THE TRUNK. SEALING OF THE AREA WILL STOP THE WATER LEAK WITH APPROPRIATE SEALER.

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