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Service bulletin PIP-4395

A bulletin is a manufacturer's communication to its dealers, as NHTSA indexes it. The summary is NHTSA's. The document is the manufacturer's: read it at NHTSA. A bulletin is not a recall, and listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned.

The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id10026149
Published by NHTSA2008-10-02
Manufacturer's numberPIP-4395
Manufacturer's date2008-08-01
NHTSA componentPOWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

NHTSA's summary

GMC: FLARE AND OR HARSH 2-3 SHIFTS. THIS CONDITION MAY BE CAUSED BY LEAKING 1-2-3-4 AND 3-5-R CLUTCH FLUID SEAL RINGS (230). MODELS CADILLACS, CHEVROLETS, GMC, HUMMERS, PONTIACS. EQUIPPED WITH 6L80 (RPO MYC) OR 6L90 (RPO MYD) AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. *PE

The document

No address for NHTSA's copy can be built for this communication. Ask the dealer for it by the manufacturer's number.

Components

Transmission and driveline, Automatic transmission

Vehicles listed
CADILLAC ESCALADE2007, 2008, 2009
CADILLAC ESCALADE ESV2007, 2008, 2009 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
CADILLAC ESCALADE EXT2007, 2008, 2009 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
CHEVROLET AVALANCHE2009
CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 15002009 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
CHEVROLET CORVETTE2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
CHEVROLET SILVERADO2007, 2008, 2009
CHEVROLET SILVERADO 15002007, 2008, 2009 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
CHEVROLET SILVERADO 25002007, 2008, 2009 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
CHEVROLET SILVERADO 35002007, 2008, 2009 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
CHEVROLET SUBURBAN2008, 2009
CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 15002008, 2009 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 25002008, 2009 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
CHEVROLET TAHOE2009
GMC SIERRA2007, 2008, 2009
GMC SIERRA 15002007, 2008, 2009 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
GMC SIERRA 25002007, 2008, 2009 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
GMC SIERRA 35002007, 2008, 2009 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
GMC YUKON2009
GMC YUKON DENALI2007, 2008, 2009 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
GMC YUKON DENALI XL2007, 2008, 2009 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
GMC YUKON XL2008, 2009
GMC YUKON XL 15002008, 2009 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
GMC YUKON XL 25002008, 2009 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
HUMMER H22008, 2009
HUMMER H2 SUT2008
PONTIAC G82008, 2009

Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.

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