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Service bulletin 08-08-46-008C

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 id10037553
Published by NHTSA2011-05-25
Manufacturer's number08-08-46-008C
Manufacturer's date2011-01-01
NHTSA componentELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE

NHTSA's summary

GM: THERE ARE MULTIPLE CONCERNS WITH THE ONSTAR SYSTEM. IT IS NOT WORKING CORRECTLY AND THE BATTERY MAY DRAIN. *RM

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, Software

Vehicles listed
BUICK ALLURE2009
BUICK LACROSSE2009
BUICK LUCERNE2009
CADILLAC DTS2009
CHEVROLET COLORADO2009
CHEVROLET IMPALA2009
CHEVROLET MALIBU2009
CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER2009
GMC CANYON2009
GMC ENVOY2009
HUMMER H22009
HUMMER H32009
PONTIAC G62009
SAAB 9-7X2009
SATURN AURA2009

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

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