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Service bulletin SB-08279

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 id10028491
Published by NHTSA2009-05-06
Manufacturer's numberSB-08279
Manufacturer's date2008-10-01
NHTSA componentELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN; POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

NHTSA's summary

GENERAL MOTORS: ON SOME OF THESE VEHICLES, TRANSIENT VOLTAGE SURGES FROM THE ENGINE COOLING FANS MAY BE TRANSMITTED THROUGH THE ENGINE WIRING HARNESS. THIS BULLETIN PROVIDES SERVICE PROCEDURE TO INSTALL TWO JUMPER HARNESSES WITH DIODES ON CERTAIN VEHICLES WITH 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

Electrical system, Engine, Transmission and driveline, Automatic transmission, Cooling fan, Cooling system, Wiring and fuses

Vehicles listed
CHEVROLET MALIBU2008, 2009
PONTIAC G62009
SATURN AURA2009

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
14V2520002014-05-14. ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC); VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL; EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH; EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
14V2240002014-04-30. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT; POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
12V4600002012-09-18. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)
09V0730002009-03-06. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT

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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