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Service bulletin PI-0097A

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 id10036514
Published by NHTSA2011-03-26
Manufacturer's numberPI-0097A
Manufacturer's date2010-07-01
ReplacesPI-0097C
NHTSA componentELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY; STEERING; SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:ABS WARNING LIGHT; ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL:AUTOMATIC (ASC)

NHTSA's summary

GMC/SATURN/BUICK/CHEVROLET: INTERMITTENT NO CRANK/NO START; SECURITY LIGHT ON; ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM (ABS) WARNING LIGHT ON; STABILITRAK INDICATOR LIGHT ON/SERVICE STABILITRAK MESSAGE DISPLAYED IN DIC; INCREASED STEERING EFFORT. *PE UPDATED 3/28/11. *PE UPDATED 3/30/11. *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

Brakes, Driver assistance, Electrical system, Steering, Anti-lock brakes, Starter

Vehicles listed
BUICK ENCLAVE2008, 2009, 2010
CHEVROLET TRAVERSE2009, 2010
GMC ACADIA2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
SATURN OUTLOOK2007, 2008, 2009, 2010

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

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