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Service bulletins for the 2009 Chevrolet Avalanche

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.

1317 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.

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TB-0906040212009-08-03. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM. GENERAL MOTORS: MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP (MIL) ILLUMINATED, DTC P0461;DURING AN EXTENDED DRIVE, THE FUEL GAUGE INDICATES EMPTY (REPROGRAM ENGINE CONTROL MODULE (ECM). *PE UPDATED 11/23/09. *PE
SB-08-09-41-002C2009-07-20. Service bulletin. AIR BAGS. GENERAL MOTORS: DIAGNOSTIC INFORMATION FOR INTERMITTENT RESTRAINTS, AIR BAG (SIR) INDICATOR/LAMP ON WITH DTC(S) B0012, B0013, B0016, B0016, B0019, B0020, B0022, B0023, B0026, B0033, B0040, B0042 OR B0044 SET. THIS MAY BE CAUSED BY A LOOSE, MISSING, OR BROKEN CONNECTOR POSITION ASSURANCE (CPA) RETAINER AT THE AIR BAG FOR THE SET DTC. INCLUDES TRAILBLAZER EXT. *PE UPDATED 8/16/10. *PE UPDATED 3/12/12. *PE
PIT-4665A2009-03-20. Service bulletin. ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC); EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. GENERAL MOTORS: DURING NORMAL DIAGNOSTICS AND/OR REPAIR VERIFICATION THE ABS LIGHT, TRACTION CONTROL AND/OR STABILITRAK INDICATORS MAY BE ON WITH NO DTC'S DISPLAYED BY THE EBCM. *PE UPDATED 11/17/10. *PE UPDATED 3/14/11. *PE
TSB-08259A2009-03-13. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING; EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM). BUICK CADILLAC CHEVROLET GMC PONTIAC SATURN SERVICE CAMPAIGN: SEE DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON FOR OWNER LETTER. ONSTAR SYSTEM INOPERATIVE; REPLACE ONSTAR MODULE. SOME VEHICLES MAY HAVE AN ONSTAR MODULE WITH A COMPONENT THAT WAS NOT MANUFACTURED TO GM'S SPECIFICATION. CAN RESULT IN AN OPEN CIRCUIT AND AN INABILITY TO CALL OR RECEIVE CALLS FROM ONSTAR. CSC LETTER WAS RECEIVED. *PE
PIT-3046E2008-12-05. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM. GMC: FUEL GAUGE FLUCTUATION IN PARK OR NEUTRAL, CAUSING THE LOW FUEL LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE. *PE
PIT-4696A2008-12-04. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:REAR WINDOW WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR; LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH; INTERIOR LIGHTING; EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.; EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS; EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:HIGH/LOW BEAM DIMMER SWITCH; EXTERIOR LIGHTING:FOG LIGHTS; EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:FLASHER UNIT; EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS; EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:UNIT; VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:SWITCH/WIRING. GMC: BMC FAILURE AFTER WINDSHIELD WIPER OPERATION-KEYWORDS: AJAR DOOR DOME DRIVER DIMMER FLASHER FOG HAUL HEADLIGHT HEAD HIGH HAZARD INOP INOPERATIVE LAMP LIGHT LOCK LOW NOT ON OFF POWER PARK RADIO RAP REPEAT SIGNAL SHUT SPEED STAY SWITCH TURN TOW UNLOCK UNWANTED WINDOW. MAY BE DUE TO INTERNAL BCM DAMAGE. *PE
08-2592008-12-03. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. BUICK CADILLAC CHEVROLET GMC PONTIAC SATURN SERVICE CAMPAIGN: SEE DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON FOR OWNER LETTER. ONSTAR SYSTEM INOPERATIVE - REPLACE ONSTAR MODULE. THIS CAN RESULT IN AN OPEN CIRCUIT AND AN INABILITY TO CALL OR RECEIVE CALLS FROM ONSTAR. CSC LETTER WAS RECEIVED. *PE
08-04-19-0042008-11-20. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:HOSES/LINES/PIPING/FITTINGS. GMC: CORRECT FRONT AXLE VENT HOSE ROUTING. THE FRONT AXLE VENT HOSE IS MOUNTED IN THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, AND MAY NOT BE CORRECTLY ROUTED. *PE UPDATED ON 5/1/2012. *KB
PIP-43952008-10-02. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. GMC: FLARE AND OR HARSH 2-3 SHIFTS. THIS CONDITION MAY BE CAUSED BY LEAKING 1-2-3-4 AND 3-5-R CLUTCH FLUID SEAL RINGS (230). MODELS CADILLACS, CHEVROLETS, GMC, HUMMERS, PONTIACS. EQUIPPED WITH 6L80 (RPO MYC) OR 6L90 (RPO MYD) AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. *PE
08-06-03-0072008-09-24. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. GMC: NO START, NO CRANK, INTERMITTENT ELECTRICAL OPERATIONS (CHECK FOR POOR CONNECTIONS WITHIN ENGINE WIRING HARNESS JUNCTION BLOCK). *PE
PIT43662008-04-29. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INTEGRATED TRAILER BRAKE CONTROL. [CHECK TRAILER WIRING] MESSAGE DISPLAYED ON DIC. WITH RPO JL1. *NJ UPDATED 3/28/11. *PE
PIT45952008-04-23. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INTEGRATED TRAILER BRAKE CONTROL; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING. SERVICE TRAILER BRAKE MESSAGE WITH DTC C1114 AND/OR C1112. WITH RPO JL1. *NJ UPDATED 3/28/11. *PE
43222008-01-30. Service bulletin. ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL:AUTOMATIC (ASC). UNWANTED STABILITY ACTIVATION AND/OR C0710 WITH LIFT/LOWER KITS-DIFFERENT TIRES/WHEEL. WITH RPO JL4. *NJ UPDATED 12/18/08. *PE
PIT40462007-09-20. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC. SERVICE BRAKES SOON MESSAGE DTC C0299. *NJ UPDATED 5/13/08. *NJ UPDATED 12/5/08. NO HYBRIDS VEHICLES. *PE
PIT 41622007-09-20. Service bulletin. ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL:AUTOMATIC (ASC). SERVICE STABILITY LAMP DTC C0131. *NJ UPDATED 4/1/08. *NJ UPDATED 6/26/08. *NJ UPDATED 12/18/08. *PE UPDATED 8/1/11. *PE
PIT-40562007-09-20. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE; SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE. GMC: UNABLE TO COMMUNICATE WITH THE EBCM DTC U0121. *NJ VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH JL4. UPDATED 9/30/08. *PE UPDATED 6/27/11. *PE UPDATED 4/6/12. *PE
41692007-01-26. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC; EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL; SERVICE BRAKES, AIR. SERVICE STABILITY LAMP DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE (DTC) C0561. *KB UPDATED 9/30/08. *PE

The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.