Service bulletins for the 2009 Chevrolet Tahoe
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.
1451 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.
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| 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 |
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| 09-07-30-001A | 2011-06-14. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. GM: WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THERE MAY A SHUDDER OR BUCKING FEEL AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. *RM |
| 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-5043 | 2011-05-26. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. GM: ON SOME HYBRID VEHICLES AFTER UPDATING SOFTWARE THERE IS AN INTERNAL TROUBLE CODE STORED AND IT WON'T GO AWAY. *RM |
| 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 |
| PIT-4539L | 2011-05-26. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR. GM: A DRIVER MOTOR GENERATOR CONTROL MODULE IS BEING PUT ON RESTRICTION. *RM UPDATED 2/14/12. *PE |
| 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 |
| 09-04-17-002E | 2011-05-25. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY. GM: THERE MAY BE A BUMP NOISE OR CLUNK FEEL WHEN STOPPING OR LAUNCHING. THIS MAY BE CAUSED BY A SLIP IN THE TRANSMISSION. *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 |
| PIP-4837 | 2011-05-09. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE; POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. GM: VEHICLES MAY HAVE A SHUDDER WHEN DRIVING WITH A COLD TRANSMISSION OR IN COLD TEMPERATURES. *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 |
| PIP-4817 | 2011-03-28. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING. CADILLAC/CHEVROLET/GMC: (HYBRID) INFORMATION ON INTERNAL TRANSMISSION WIRING HARNESS REPAIRS. DIAGNOSTICS OF ANY ONE OF OR COMBINATION OF THE DTCS LISTED MAY LEAD TO A INTERNAL TRANSMISSION WIRING HARNESS CONCERN. TRANSMISSIONWIRING HARNESS IS FOUND TO BE ROOT CAUSE OF ANY ONE OF THE LISTED DTCS. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO REPAIR THE INTERNAL TRANSMISSION WIRING HARNESS. *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-07-06-03-002C | 2011-03-28. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY:CABLES; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. CADILLAC/CHEVROLET/GMC: INFORMATION ON INSPECTING TOP POST BATTERY CABLE BOLTS, CLAMPS AND NUTS DURING PRE-DELIVERY INSPECTION (PDI). *PE |
The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.