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Service bulletin 08-259

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 id10026693
Published by NHTSA2008-12-03
Manufacturer's number08-259
Manufacturer's date2008-09-01
NHTSA componentEQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL

NHTSA's summary

BUICK CADILLAC CHEVROLET GMC PONTIAC SATURN SERVICE CAMPAIGN: SEE DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON FOR OWNER LETTER. ONSTAR SYSTEM INOPERATIVE - REPLACE ONSTAR MODULE. THIS CAN RESULT IN AN OPEN CIRCUIT AND AN INABILITY TO CALL OR RECEIVE CALLS FROM ONSTAR. CSC LETTER WAS RECEIVED. *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

Equipment and accessories, Labels and manuals

Vehicles listed
BUICK ENCLAVE2009
CADILLAC CTS2008, 2009
CADILLAC ESCALADE2009
CADILLAC ESCALADE ESV2009 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
CADILLAC ESCALADE EXT2009 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
CADILLAC SRX2009
CADILLAC STS2009
CADILLAC XLR2009
CHEVROLET AVALANCHE2009
CHEVROLET COBALT2009
CHEVROLET CORVETTE2009
CHEVROLET EQUINOX2009
CHEVROLET HHR2009
CHEVROLET SILVERADO2009
CHEVROLET SUBURBAN2009
CHEVROLET TAHOE2009
CHEVROLET TRAVERSE2009
GMC ACADIA2009
GMC SIERRA2009
GMC YUKON2009
GMC YUKON XL2009
PONTIAC G52009
PONTIAC SOLSTICE2009
PONTIAC TORRENT2009
SATURN OUTLOOK2009
SATURN SKY2009
SATURN VUE2009

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
18V2670002018-04-26. EQUIPMENT
20130222013-01-23. Label
10V4140002010-09-13. EQUIPMENT
20101892010-06-07. Accessories

A recall listed here may apply to some of the same vehicles. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle.

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