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Service bulletins for the 2009 GMC Acadia

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.

1247 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.

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16NA2602016-10-17. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.. THIS TECHNICAL BULLETIN PROVIDES A PROCEDURE TO REPROGRAM THE MEDIA DISC PLAYER WITH THE LATEST CALIBRATIONS TO CORRECT A CONDITION OF THE REAR ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM NOT OPERATING AS INTENDED IN COLDER AMBIENT TEMPERATURE AREAS DUE TO CALIBRATION CONCERNS.
16NA2412016-10-14. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THIS TECHNICAL BULLETIN PROVIDES A PROCEDURE TO CHECK THE CYLINDERS FOR DAMAGED PISTONS AND DETERMINE IF THE USE OF AFTERMARKET CALIBRATIONS OR PERFORMANCE PARTS MAY BE THE CAUSE.
G-1503012016-10-13. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. 11340C - SPECIAL COVERAGE (REVISED SERVICE PROCEDURE, POPULATION ADDED). UNDER CERTAIN DRIVING CONDITIONS, AND WITH THE VEHICLE'S ORIGINAL OIL CHANGE INTERVALS, THE TIMING CHAIN COULD WEAR PREMATURELY AND CAUSE THE ILLUMINATION OF THE SERVICE ENGINE SOOL LIGHT. IF THE CONDITION OCCURS WITHIN THE SPECIAL COVERAGE TERMS, DEALERS ARE TO REPLACE THE TIMING CHAIN.
16-NA-1012016-10-07. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION:REAR. THIS TECHNICAL BULLETIN PROVIDES A PROCEDURE TO REPLACE THE JOUNCE BUMPERS TO CORRECT A CUSTOMER CONCERN THAT A CLUNK NOISE CAN BE HEARD FROM THE REAR SUSPENSION ON MODERATE TO SEVERE JOUNCE IN COLD TEMPERATURES DUE TO THE REAR SUSPENSION JOUNCE BUMPERS BECOMING HARD IN COLD TEMPERATURES, CREATING A FEELING AS THOUGH THE SUSPENSION IS BOTTOMING OUT OR A CLUNK NOISE MAY BE HEARD.
16-NA-0852016-10-05. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE; EQUIPMENT; ENGINE. THIS INFORMATIONAL BULLETIN PROVIDES INFORMATION ON NEW DESIGN CYLINDER HEADS.
G-2064052016-09-28. Service bulletin. STEERING. 14329A - SPECIAL COVERAGE (REVISED SERVICE PROCEDURE). SOME VEHICLES MAY DEVELOP A POWER STEERING PUMP WEAR CONDITION THAT CAN CAUSE AN INTERMITTENT DROP OF POWER STEERING HYDRAULIC PRESSURE THAT WILL CAUSE REDUCED OR LOSS OF STEERING ASSIST. THE VEHICLE MAY REVERT TO MANUAL STEERING WHICH REQUIRES GREATER DRIVER EFFORT, PARTICULARLY AT LOW VEHICLE SPEEDS. DEALERS ARE TO FLUSH THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM, REPLACE THE POWER STEERING PUMP, AND IF IT HASN'T ALREADY BEEN REPLACED, INSTALL A NEW STEERING GEAR VALVE HOUSING.
PIC5428G2016-09-23. Service bulletin. TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM; SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:WHEEL SPEED SENSOR; SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:WHEEL SPEED SENSOR/TONE RING; SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION PROVIDES INFORMATION TO THE TECHNICIAN ON HOW TO DIAGNOSE AND REPAIR VEHICLES THAT MAY HAVE THE ANTILOCK BRAKING SYSTEM, SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM, AND/OR SERVICE STABILITRAK LIGHTS ARE ON. THE ELECTRONIC BRAKE CONTROL MODULE MAY HAVE ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES C0035-C0050 WITH SPECIFICALLY SYMPTOM 18, 5A, OR 0F. TECHNICIAN WILL GAIN ACCESS TO THE CORRECT WHEEL BEAR PER THE DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE THAT IS SET. IF DEBRIS IS FOUND ON THE MAGNETIC ENCODER RING IT WILL NEEDED TO BE CLEANED.
CSP-256302016-08-18. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; ENGINE. 25630 – CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM. THESE VEHICLES MAY HAVE HAD REMANUFACTURED ENGINES INSTALLED DURING A SERVICE REPAIR THAT WERE BUILT WITH INCORRECT PISTON RINGS. THIS MAY RESULT IN ENGINE MISFIRES, LACK OF POWER, ROUGH RUNNING, OIL CONSUMPTION AND EVENTUALLY ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO OIL CONSUMPTION. DEALERS ARE TO INSPECT ENGINE SERIAL NUMBERS. IF THE SERIAL NUMBER MATCHES A LIST OF SUSPECT ENGINES, THE ENGINE WILL BE REPLACED.
PIC-5374-D2016-08-17. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM). THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION ADVISES THE TECHNICIAN ON THE STEPS TO DIAGNOSE AND REPAIR THE CONCERN OF RECEIVING FREQUENT "OFF ROUTE" MESSAGES WHILE FOLLOWING TURN BY TURN (TBT) ROUTE NAVIGATION. THE TECHNICIAN IS PROVIDED INSTRUCTIONS FOR RESETTING THE VEHICLE COMMUNICATION INTERFACE MODULE FOR THIS CONCERN.
PIC-4935-E2016-08-17. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION PROVIDES INFORMATION TO HELP THE DEALERSHIP TECHNICIANS PERFORM A PARASITIC DRAIN TEST FOR THE ONSTAR MODULE. WHEN PERFORMING BATTERY PARASITIC DRAIN TEST, THERE MAY BE SOME CONFUSION AS TO WHAT THE NORMAL POWER CONSUMPTION READING SHOULD BE FROM THE ONSTAR SYSTEM.
PIC-5050-A2016-08-17. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION ADVISES THE TECHNICIAN THE STEPS ON REPAIRING THE CONCERN. A CUSTOMER MAY IDENTIFY A CONCERN OF UNABLE TO REACTIVATE A VEHICLE'S ONSTAR THAT HAS BEEN PREVIOUSLY DISABLED BY ONSTAR. DEALER IS TO CALL GENERAL MOTORS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CENTER FOR FURTHER ASSISTANCE IF THE CONCERN IS STILL PRESENT.
PIC-5260-A2016-08-11. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION ADVISES THE TECHNICIAN THE STEPS ON DIAGNOSING THE CONCERN. VEHICLE'S SUNROOF OPERATION INTERMITTENT, BIND, NOISE, AUTO-REVERSE, AND/OR WATER LEAKS.
SB-10-08-46-001C2016-08-09. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM); EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.. "THIS TECHNICAL BULLETIN PROVIDES A PROCEDURE TO CONTACT ONSTAR FOR HARD MUTE REQUEST TO CORRECT A CUSTOMER CONCERN WHEN THE RADIO IS ON, IT DOES NOT MUTE ENOUGH WHEN THE ONSTAR® TURN-BY-TURN NAVIGATION DIRECTIONS ARE ANNOUNCED DUE TO CUSTOMER IMPROPERLY SETTING THE RADIO VOLUME HIGH ENOUGH WHEN THE TURN-BY-TURN NAVIGATION MESSAGES ARE PLAYED. "
SB-15-06-03-001B2016-08-09. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY. THIS INFORMATIONAL BULLETIN PROVIDES INFORMATION THAT MAY BE USEFUL ON DIAGNOSING BATTERIES THAT HAVE SET FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME AND/OR SET IN COLD WEATHER CLIMATES AND TESTING THOSE BATTERIES.
SB-03-06-03-004Q2016-08-09. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY; EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. THIS WARRANTY ADMINISTRATION BULLETIN PROVIDE POLICY INFORMATION ON USING THE EL-50313 MIDTRONICS GR8 BATTERY TESTER/CHARGER FOR DIAGNOSING BATTERY REPLACEMENTS AND MAINTAINING BATTERIES ON NEW VEHICLES IN DEALER INVENTORY.
SB-06-08-47-001L2016-08-09. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. THIS INFORMATIONAL BULLETIN PROVIDES WARRANTY INFORMATION ON USING THE SERVICE PROGRAMMING SYSTEM (SPS) FOR PROGRAMMING CONTROL MODULES
SB-07-06-01-016C2016-08-09. Service bulletin. ENGINE. THIS INFORMATIONAL BULLETIN PROVIDES INFORMATION INTERNAL ENGINE NOISE OR DAMAGE AFTER OIL FILTER REPLACEMENT
SB-16-NA-1192016-08-09. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. THIS WARRANTY ADMINISTRATION BULLETIN PROVIDES INFORMATION ON GM’S POLICY ON PERFORMING GM COVERED VEHICLE SERVICES AND MAINTENANCE ON VEHICLES ORIGINATING/SOLD IN CANADA.
SB-16-NA-1172016-08-08. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. THIS INFORMATIONAL BULLETIN PROVIDES INFORMATION ON THE PURPOSE OF MAGNETIC DRAIN PLUGS.
PI-0754-B2016-08-08. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR. THIS INFORMATIONAL BULLETIN PROVIDES INFORMATION ON A NORMAL CONDITION ON TEMPERED GLASS OF SPOTS SHOWING ON THE REAR AND SIDE WINDOWS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN THE SUNLIGHT.
PI-0281-E2016-08-06. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATIONAL BULLETIN PROVIDES INFORMATION THAT MAY BE HELPFUL WHEN ADDRESSING UNDERBODY COMPONENT CORROSION WITH CUSTOMERS.
SB-03-07-29-004K2016-08-06. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION. THIS INFORMATIONAL BULLETIN PROVIDE INFORMATION ON THE OPERATING CHARACTERISTICS OF A MANUAL TRANSMISSION.
SB-16-NA-1092016-08-06. Service bulletin. STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM. "THIS TECHNICAL BULLETIN PROVIDES A PROCEDURE TO INSPECT THE STEERING GEAR FOR A NORMAL CONDITION OF GREASE OR SEALANT ON EXTERIOR CASE OF GEAR DUE TO THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS."
SB-PI-1533B2016-08-06. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATIONAL BULLETIN PROVIDES INFORMATION ON POOR RADIO HANDS-FREE VOICE RECOGNITION PERFORMANCE OR SOUND QUALITY AFTER THE ONSTAR UPGRADE.
PIP5216C2016-07-07. Service bulletin. ENGINE. If a vehicle comes into the dealership with a knock noise, seized engine, lower end squeak or squeal or any condition that you suspect a rod or main bearing failure.

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