Service bulletins for the 2009 Chevrolet Suburban
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.
1388 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.
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| 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 |
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| PIT-5075 | 2011-06-24. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM. GM: THE VEHICLE RUNS OUT OF GAS WITH A QUARTER TANK STILL LEFT ON THE FUEL GUAGE. VEHICLE RESTARTS WHEN KEY IS CYCLED. *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 |
| 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 |
| 06-08-50-006F | 2011-06-14. Service bulletin. SEATS. GM: THE THIRD ROW SEAT IS DIFFICULT TO REMOVE AND INSTALL BECAUSE OF VARIOUS FLOOR LATCH SITUATIONS. *RM |
| 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 |
| PIE-0131 | 2011-06-06. Service bulletin. SEATS:MID/REAR ASSEMBLY. GM: THE THIRD ROW SEATS ARE NOT OPERATING CORRECTLY. THEY WON'T FOLD, TUMBLE, AND CAN'T BE REMOVED. *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 |
| 10-08-50-008B | 2011-05-25. Service bulletin. SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER. GM: THE DRIVER OR PASSENGER HEATED SEAT ARE INOPERATIVE. THEY ARE SLOW TO WARM OR MAY SHUT OFF. THERE ARE TROUBLE CODES SET RELATED TO THE GROUND TERMINAL HARNESS. *RM |
| 09-04-21-003D | 2011-05-25. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY. GM: WHEN STOPPING OR ACCELERATING THERE MAY BE A CLUNK NOISE AND ITS AS IF THE VEHICLE IS BUMPED FROM BEHIND. THIS CAN BE CAUSED BY A SLIP IN THE REAR PROPSHAFT. *RM |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| PIT-4900A | 2011-03-28. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INTEGRATED TRAILER BRAKE CONTROL. CHEVROLET/GMC: SERVICE TRAILER BRAKE MESSAGE WITH DTC(S) C1115, C1116, C1117, AND/OR C1118 (INSPECT WIRING NEAR PARKING BRAKE PEDAL). THIS CONCERN MAY BE VERY INTERMITTENT AND CAN OCCUR WITH OR WITHOUT A TRAILER CONNECTED TO TRUCK. *PE |
| SB-10-02-33-001 | 2011-03-28. Service bulletin. STEERING; STEERING:GEAR BOX:SHAFT PITMAN. BUICK/CADILLAC/CHEVROLET/GMC/OLDSMOBILE AND HUMMER: INFORMATION ON PITMAN ARM SHAFT SEAL SERVICE KIT. DO NOT REPLACE ENTIRE STEERING GEAR FOR PITMAN SEAL LEAK. TECHNICIANS HAVE BEEN REPLACING ENTIRE STEERING GEARS DUE TO NOT BEING ABLE TO SERVICE JUST LEAKING PITMAN SHAFT SEAL. *PE UPDATED 5/9/11. *PE |
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