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Service bulletins for the 2011 Chevrolet Equinox

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.

1768 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.

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10-00-89-017C2011-06-14. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. GM: INFORMATION ON FIXING MULTIPLE SITUATIONS RIGHT THE FIRST TIME. *RM
09-09-40-001A2011-06-14. 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
08-09-41-007D2011-06-14. Service bulletin. AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE-INACTIVE. GM: THE FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG INDICATOR MAY LIGHT WHEN ELECTRONICS ARE PLACED IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. THE ELECTRONICS CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO THINK THERE IS A PASSENGER SITTING IN THE SEAT. *RM UPDATED 6/24/11. *PE
PIT-50622011-06-08. Service bulletin. TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM. GM: A SERVICE STABILITY/TRACTION LIGHT MAY BE ILLUMINATED WITH A COUPLE POSSIBLE TROUBLE CODES STORED. *RM UPDATED ON 06/24/2011. *KB UPDATED A SECOND TIME ON 06/24/2011. *KB UPDATED A THIRD TIME ON 06/24/2011. *KB
PI-0202A2011-05-18. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. GM: THERE IS A RATTLE/KNOCK NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE ENGINE AT IDLE WHEN THE VEHICLE HAS WARMED UP. *RM
PI-0126A2011-05-18. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS. GM: THERE IS A CREAK NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR WHEN DRIVING OVER BUMPS AT LOW SPEEDS. *RM
PIE-0052A2011-05-18. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE). GM: THERE IS A FLUID LEAK IN THE TRANSFER CASE SEAL. *RM
05-09-40-002E2011-05-11. 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
PIE-01132011-03-16. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL. CHEVROLET: SIR/AIRBAG INDICATOR/LIGHT ON, DTC B0074. ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL THE SIR/AIR BAG INDICATOR/LIGHT IS ON. ENGINEERING IS ATTEMPTING TO DETERMINE THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE ABOVE CONDITION. *PE
PIT-50282011-03-14. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. PONTIAC/SATURN/BUICK/GMC/CHEVROLET/CADILLAC/HUMMER: VEHICLE START AND STALLS AFTER THEFT DETERRENT MODULE REPLACEMENT. MODEL YEARS 2006-2011. DOES NOT APPLY TO VEHICLES WITH KEYLESS ACCESS SYSTEM. *PE
PIT-50242011-03-12. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE; EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:FLASHER UNIT; LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. CHEVROLET/GMC: LOSS OF ENGINE POWER ACCELERATION INTERMITTED ELECTRICAL ISSUES INCLUDING DOOR LOCKS CYCLE IPC INDICATORS DASH LIGHTS FLASH. *PE
PIT-50232011-03-12. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES. GMC?CHEVROLET: LOWER THAN NORMAL BRAKE PEDAL FEEL BEFORE OR AFTER A MASTER CYLINDER REPLACEMENT. DURING DIAGNOSIS A DTC C027B MAY BE FOUND STORED IN EBCM. *PE
PIC-5257A2011-03-11. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL; STEERING. BUICK/CADILLAC/CHEVROLET/GMC: SERVICE STABILITY MESSAGE WITH CODE U07010. AFTER FURTHER INVESTIGATION YOU MAY NOTICE TROUBLE CODE 70710 SET BY THE STEERING ANGLE SENSOR. *PE
PI-0185-A2011-03-08. Service bulletin. LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:LOCK; STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE. BUICK/CADILLAC/CHEVROLET/GMC/SATURN: INTERMITTENT UNWANTED LIFTGATE OR TRUNK OPENING, LIFTGATE OR TRUNK INOPERATIVE. TECHNICIAN MAY DETERMINE THAT THEY ARE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THESE INTERMITTENT CONDITIONS. *PE UPDATED 3/12/12. *PE
SB-10-08-42-001A2011-03-08. Service bulletin. EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS; EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:HIGH/LOW BEAM DIMMER SWITCH. BUICK/CADILLAC/CHEVROLET/GMC/PONTIAC/SATURN: LOW BEAM HEADLAMP BULB DIAGNOSIS/REPLACEMENT (INSPECT BULB AND CONNECTOR). DOES NOT APPLY TO VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH HIGH INTENSITY DISCHARGE (HID) LAMPS. DO NOT REPLACE THE ENTIRE HEADLAMP ASSEMBLY FOR THIS CONDITION. *PE
PIE-01102011-03-01. Service bulletin. LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH. CADILLAC/BUICK: ENGINEERING INFORMATION-DOOR LOCK (LATCH) REPLACEMENT. ENGINEERING ATTEMPTING TO DETERMINE THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE DOOR LOCK REPLACEMENT. *PE UPDATED ON 06/08/2011. *KB
PIP-4478A2010-11-15. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL; WHEELS. BUICK/CHEVROLET/GMC/PONTIAC/SATURN/SUZUKI: ALL WHEEL DRIVE SYSTEM INOPERATIVE AND DTC C0550 SET. VARIOUS CONCERNS MAY BE RELATED TO A LOW BATTERY SUCH AS BUT NOT EXCLUSIVE TO A NO CRANK OR SLOW ENGINE CRANK CONCERNS OR MAY HAVE RECENTLY HAD TO HAVE THE VEHICLE JUMP STARTED. THIS MAY OCCUR DUE TO LOW VOLTAGE PRESENCE IN THE SYSTEM. *PE UPDATED ON 06/16/2011. *KB
PIT-49312010-03-26. Service bulletin. LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH. GMC/CHEVROLET/CADILLAC/BUICK: A DOOR MAY NOT OPEN, INTERMITTENTLY, W/THE OUTSIDE HANDLE AND/OR THE INSIDE HANDLE. MAY BE CAUSED IF THE LINKAGE ON THE DOOR LATCH IS NOT ALLOWED TO FULLY RETURN TO ITS RELAXED POSITION. *PE UPDATED ON 06/24/2011. *KB MODELS 2010-2013 LACROSSE, CAMARO, EQUINOX, TERRAIN. UPDATED 11/28/12. *PE

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