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Service bulletin PIC-5240

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 id10032432
Published by NHTSA2010-03-24
Manufacturer's numberPIC-5240
Manufacturer's date2009-09-01
NHTSA componentSEAT BELTS:FRONT

NHTSA's summary

CHEVROLET: FRONT PASSENGERS SEAT BELT IS DIFFICULT TO PULL OUTWARD OR MAY RATTLE WHEN UNOCCUPIED. *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

Seat belts

Vehicles listed
CHEVROLET IMPALA2009, 2010

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
20103522010-10-13. Seats And Restraints
10V4800002010-10-13. SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE

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

Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component
24-NA-1472024-09-04. Service bulletin. This service bulletin provides information on regular inspection of the Seat Belt Lap Anchor.
15NA0742023-12-11. Service bulletin. Seatbelt Pretensioner Harness Out of Position, Airbag Indicator Light ON, DTCs Set
99-09-40-005I2023-07-28. Service bulletin. This service bulletin provides information on availability for a seat belt extender.
15-NA-0742021-09-07. Service bulletin. Seatbelt Pretensioner Harness Out of Position, Airbag Indicator Light ON, DTCs Set
15-NA-0742021-04-20. Service bulletin. Seatbelt Pretensioner Harness Out of Position, Airbag Indicator Light ON, DTCs Set Some customers may comment that the vehicle airbag indicator light is on. When checking the vehicle for DTCs, the inflatable restraint sensing and diagnostic module (SDM) may report codes B001A, B001B, B0014, B0015, B0021 and B0022. This condition may be caused by the seatbelt pretensioner harness being out of position, pinched between the harness and seat frame. Poor harness connector terminal contact, misalignment, or corrosion.
08-09-41-007I2018-05-29. Service bulletin. This informational bulletin provides information regarding the Passenger Presence System (PPS) May Command Seat Belt Reminder Chime and Passenger Airbag Indicator On When Electronic Devices or Conductive Objects are Placed on Front Passenger Seat, DTCs 5045 or B0074 0F May Set in PPS Module
05-09-40-002G2018-04-23. Service bulletin. This technical bulletin provides a revision of 05-09-40-002F to add the 2013-2014 model years.
09-09-40-001C2017-08-15. Service bulletin. This informational bulletin provides information to advise dealers about seat belt buckles not operating and/or seat belt warning light illumination, as well as difficulty latching and unlatching the buckle or the buckle release button sticking.
99-09-40-005G2017-08-15. Service bulletin. This informational bulletin provides information on availability for the seat belt extender.
PIC5396A2017-08-15. Service bulletin. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about 2009-2011 Impala having Diagnostic Trouble Code B001A, B001B, B0015, or B0022 set in the Sensing and Diagnostic Module. Technician should be advised at the beginning of the 2009 model year the Impala began being equipped with two pretensioners for the driver and two pretensioners for the front passenger. The first pretensioner is still attached to the seat belt retractor. The second pretensioner is attached to the anchor point for the seat belt.