Service bulletins for the 2010 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.
1491 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.
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| PIP-4966 | 2011-12-06. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:ABS WARNING LIGHT; SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:ABS WARNING LIGHT; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL. CHEVROLET/CADILLAC/GMC: CERTAIN VEHICLES EXPERIENCING ERRATIC OR INOPERATIVE SPEEDOMETER OR ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM MESSAGE OR MALFUNCTIONING INDICATOR LIGHT DISPLAYING IN DRIVER'S INFORMATION CENTER. *PE UPDATED 08/5/2013 *JS |
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| PI-0041D | 2011-12-05. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. CADILLAC/CHEVROLET/GMC: CERTAIN MODEL VEHICLES MY 2010-2012, THE TRANSMISSION HAS DEVELOPED A LEAK IN THE REAR. *PE |
| PI-0532 | 2011-10-03. Service bulletin. PARKING BRAKE:DRIVELINE:HYDRAULIC:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS; SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:SUPPLY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS; WHEELS; SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:HYDRAULIC:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS; SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS. CADILLAC/CHEVROLET/GMC: DUE TO BUILD UP OF SNOW, MUD OR ICE, THE RIGHT FRONT WHEELHOUSE LINER MAY BE CONTACTING OR IS TOO CLOSE TO BRAKE PIPE. *PE |
| PI-0488 | 2011-08-01. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM). GM: THE TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING OR HAS NO FORWARD/REVERSE MOVEMENT. *RM UPDATED 4/16/12. *PE UPDATED 6/18/12. *PE UPDATED ON 7/09/2013. *KB |
| SB-09-08-64-032A | 2011-06-30. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR. GM: THE CHROME OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLE IS CRACKED OR LOOSE AT THE SCREW WHERE IT ATTACHES. GREASE MAY HAVE CAUSE THE SCREW TO DEGRADE OR THE TORQUE WAS TOO HIGH. *RM |
| PIT-5070 | 2011-06-24. Service bulletin. TIRES. GM: THERE MAY BE TEARING OF THE EDGE OF THE TIRE TREADS. THERE IS ALSO VIBRATION AND WEAR ON SOME TIRES. *RM |
| PIT-4769B | 2011-06-24. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. GM: THE AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON WITH A STORED TROUBLE CODE. *RM |
| PI-0011A | 2011-06-15. Service bulletin. LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH. GM: THE FRONT OR REAR DOOR MAY NOT OPEN FROM THE INSIDE OR OUTSIDE HANDLE, THE DOOR WILL NOT UNLOCK WITH ANY METHOD. THE PROBABLY CAUSE AN INCORRECT INSTALLATION OF A HANDLE COMPONENT. *RM UPDATED ON 7/26/2013. ALL 2014 AND PRIOR GM PASSENGER CARS AND TRUCKS. *KB |
| 11-09-41-002 | 2011-06-15. Service bulletin. AIR BAGS. GM: THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT IS ON WITH STORED TROUBLE CODES DUE TO AN ELECTRO-MAGNETIC INTERFERENCE IN THE AMARILLO, TEXAS AREA. *RM UPDATED 6/24/11. *PE UPDATED 3/12/12. *PE |
| 10-00-89-017C | 2011-06-14. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. GM: INFORMATION ON FIXING MULTIPLE SITUATIONS RIGHT THE FIRST TIME. *RM |
| 09-09-40-001A | 2011-06-14. Service bulletin. SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WARNING LIGHT/DEVICES; SEAT BELTS. GM: THERE ARE SEAT BELT PROBLEMS: DIFFICULTY LATCHING AND UNLATCHING BUCKLE. BUCKLE RELEASE BUTTON IS STICKING. SEAT BELT WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. LIKELY CAUSED BY STICKY BEVERAGES THAT ARE SPILLED INTO THE BUCKLE ASSEMBLY. *RM UPDATED 4/3/12. *PE |
| PIP-4568K | 2011-06-08. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. GM: SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT IS ON WITH A MISFIRE AND A POSSIBLE TICK NOISE. *RM |
| PIP-4138K | 2011-06-08. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. GM: THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT IS ON, THERE IS ALSO A MISFIRE OR ENGINE NOISE. THERE ARE MULTIPLE POSSIBLE CAUSES. *RM |
| PIP-3783-C | 2011-06-06. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. GM: THE ENGINE LIGHT IS ON AND THE VEHICLE LACKS POWER. THERE ARE MULTIPLE POSSIBLE TROUBLE CODES. *RM UPDATED 10/15/14. *PE |
| PIE0047B | 2011-06-03. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. GM: THE VEHICLE PERFROMANCE MAY BE POOR WITH AN INOPERATIVE FUEL GAUGE. THE MALFUNCTION LIGHT MAY ALSO BE ON. *RM |
| PIT-4322-D | 2011-06-01. Service bulletin. ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL:AUTOMATIC (ASC); SUSPENSION; STEERING. GM: THERE IS UNWANTED STABILITY ACTION OR STABILITY LIGHT ON. THIS CAN BE CAUSED BY THE SUSPENSION BEING MODIFIED. *RM UPDATED 6/18/12. *PE MODELS 2007-13 ALL ESCALADE; AVALANCHE, SILVERADO, SUBURBAN, TAHOE; SIERRA, SIERRA DENALI, ALL YUKONS. UPDATED 11/28/12. *PE UPDATED 4/1015. *PE |
| PIT-3749D | 2011-05-26. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS. GM: ON SOME TRUCK MODELS THERE IS SOME FRAME CORROSION. *RM UPDATED ON 5/2/2012. *KB |
| PIP-4851 | 2011-05-24. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. GM: THERE IS AN INTERMITTENT ENGINE LIGHT ON DUE TO FIVE POSSIBLE INTERNAL TROUBLE CODES. THERE MAY ALSO BE AN EXTENDED CRANK AFTER FILLING THE FUEL TANK. *RM UPDATED 5/31/11. *PE UPDATED ON 06/16/2011. *KB UPDATED A SECOND TIME ON 06/16/2011. *KB |
| PI-0161A | 2011-05-18. Service bulletin. PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL:MECHANICAL:LINKAGE AND CABLE. GM: THERE MAY BE A RUBBING/GRINDING NOISE WHEN MAKING FULL LEFT TURNS. IT IS MOST NOTICEABLE WHEN DRIVING UP AN INCLINE. *RM |
| 05-09-40-002E | 2011-05-11. Service bulletin. SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING; SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR. GM: SERVICE BULLETIN EXPLAINING WHEN THE SAFETY BELTS ARE SUPPOSED TO LOCK. *RM UPDATED 12/6/11. *PE |
| SB-08-09-41-005A | 2011-05-10. Service bulletin. AIR BAGS:FRONTAL; AIR BAGS. GM: THE AIR BAG DOOR MAY BE WARPED OR NOT SIT FLUSH WITH THE INSTRUMENT PANEL/DASH. *RM |
| SB-09-06-04-028B | 2011-05-10. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY; FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP. GM: FUEL TANK MAY BE HARD TO FILL. MALFUNCTION LIGHT MAY BE ON. THERE MAY BE FOUR DIFFERENT FAULT CODES PRESENT. *RM UPDATED ON 6/30//2011. *KB |
| PIP-4792A | 2011-05-09. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. GM: ON A COLD START THERE MAY BE A HARD START, BRIEF ROUGH RUNNING, BLACK EXHAUST COLOR, AND AN ENGINE LIGHT. THE SYMPTOMS DIMINISH AFTER RUNNING A WHILE. *RM |
| PIT-4801B | 2011-03-30. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INTEGRATED TRAILER BRAKE CONTROL; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING. GMC/CHEVROLET: CHECK TRAILER WIRING MESSAGE IN DIC POOR CONNECTIONS AT 7-WAY). THIS CONCERN COULD BE CAUSED BY A POOR CONNECTION AT THE 7-WAY TRAILER CONNECTOR. THERE ARE SEVERAL MANUFACTURERS OF 7-WAY (TRAILER SIDE) CONNECTORS AND NO INDUSTRY STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS FOR THESE CONNECTORS. MODELS AVALANCHE, SUBURBAN, TAHOE, SIERRA, SILVERADO, SIERRA DENALI, YUKON, YUKON XL. *PE |
| PIT-4730A | 2011-03-28. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. BUICK/CADILLAC/CHEVROLET/GMC/HUMMER/PONTIAC/SATURN: ADDITIONAL DIAGNOSTIC INFORMATION FOR U0140 OR U0073. VEHICLE MAY EXHIBITS SOME SYMPTOM(S) AS DOOR LOCKS CYCLE WHILE DRIVING; INTERMITTENT NO START; SERVICE STABILITRAK DIC MESSAGE; SPEEDOMETER AND TACHOMETER FREEZE WHILE DRIVING. *PE |
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