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Service bulletin SB-12-09-41-002

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 id10051079
Published by NHTSA2013-02-21
Manufacturer's numberSB-12-09-41-002
Manufacturer's date2012-12-01
NHTSA componentSEAT BELTS:FRONT:WARNING LIGHT/DEVICES; SEAT BELTS:FRONT

NHTSA's summary

CADILLAC/CHEVROLET/BUICK/GMC: PASSENGER SEAT BELT INDICATOR IS ILLUMINATED DUE TO POSSIBLE CONDUCTIVE OBJECTS, SUCH AS TECH 2, GROCERIES, CHARGING AND AUDIO CABLES, ELECTRONIC TABLETS OR COMPUTERS AND CELL PHONES, PLACED ON SEATS AND WOULD ACTIVATE CHIME, SLOWLY, 5 TIMES. MODELS 2012-13 VERANO, CRUZE, 2013, ENCLAVE, LACROSSE, REGAL, ATS, CTS, SRX, XTS, EQUINOX, MALIBU, SONIC, TRAVERSE, VOLT, ACADIA, TERRAIN. *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
BUICK ENCLAVE2013
BUICK LACROSSE2013
BUICK REGAL2013
BUICK VERANO2012, 2013
CADILLAC ATS2013
CADILLAC CTS2013
CADILLAC SRX2013
CADILLAC XTS2013
CHEVROLET CRUZE2012, 2013
CHEVROLET EQUINOX2013
CHEVROLET MALIBU2013
CHEVROLET SONIC2013
CHEVROLET TRAVERSE2013
CHEVROLET VOLT2013

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
20143432014-08-11. Seats And Restraints
14V4880002014-08-08. SEAT BELTS:FRONT
20143152014-07-29. Seats And Restraints
20141812014-05-21. Seats And Restraints
14V2660002014-05-20. SEAT BELTS
20140162014-01-21. Seats And Restraints
20123672012-10-29. Seats And Restraints

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
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141712023-12-18. Service bulletin. Lapbelt Pretensioner Locking Performance
122722023-12-11. Service bulletin. Service Update for Inventory and Customer Vehicles Passenger Safety Belt Reminder Inoperative Expires with Base Warranty
990940005G2023-12-11. Service bulletin. Seat Belt Extender Availability
99-09-40-005I2023-07-28. Service bulletin. This service bulletin provides information on availability for a seat belt extender.
PIC6014A2023-04-17. Service bulletin. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that may have the door locks will unlock immediately after auto locking usually at startup or while driving. Technician will need to remove power from the Sensing and Diagnostic Module. If doors no longer unlock unwanted the Sensing and Diagnostic Module should be replaced.
N1922194802019-08-26. Service bulletin. Certain vehicles may have a condition where if a driver repeatedly sits on the seat belt cable cover located at the base of the driver?s seat when entering the vehicle, it may cause the seat belt pretensioner to bend sharply over the seat side shield. If this continues to occur over an extended period of time, which is very rare, the seat belt pretensioner cable may fatigue and eventually separate, which could reduce the effectiveness of the driver?s seat belt. Before any damage occurs to the pretensioner cable itself, signs of wear will be visible on the pretensioner cable cover where it has been repeatedly bent over the seat side shield. Dealers are to inspect and replace the driver seat belt lap anchor pretensioner and replace if necessary. The repairs will be made at no charge to the customer.
PI0388C2018-06-04. Service bulletin. This preliminary informational bulletin provides a revision of PI0388B to add the Cadillac XTS model, graphics, improved Instructions and Warranty Information.
PI0388D2018-05-29. Service bulletin. This preliminary information provides a procedure to repair the seat belt webbing and latch by rolling it back over.