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Service bulletin GM-08385

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 id10028245
Published by NHTSA2009-03-19
Manufacturer's numberGM-08385
Manufacturer's date2009-02-01
ReplacesGM-08385A
NHTSA componentSTRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE; STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS

NHTSA's summary

GENERAL MOTORS: SERVICE UPDATE FOR INVENTORY AND CUSTOMER VEHICLES. LIFTGATE WINDOW HINGE PIN CLIP NOT PROPERLY INSTALLED (EXPIRES WITH BASE WARRANTY). MAKE/MODEL INCLUDE SAAB 9-7X 2009. *PE UPDATE 7/5/09.

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

Body and frame

Vehicles listed
CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER2009
GMC ENVOY2009
SAAB 9-7X2009

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

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