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Service bulletins for the 2009 GMC Yukon XL

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.

1270 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.

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PIP4568R2017-03-14. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION; ENGINE; EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION PROVIDES INFORMATION TO THE TECHNICIAN THAT SOME VEHICLES MAY HAVE A SERVICE ENGINE SOON LAMP, ENGINE MISFIRE ON CYLINDER 1, 4, 6, OR 7 AND/OR TICK NOISE. TECHNICIAN WILL FOLLOW SERVICE INFORMATION DIAGNOSIS FIRST. IF SERVICE INFORMATION DIAGNOSIS DOES NOT ISOLATE THE CAUSE OF THIS CONCERN PERFORM A CYLINDER DEACTIVATION ACTIVE FUEL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM COMPRESSION TEST IN SERVICE INFORMATION. IF THE RUNNING COMPRESSION OF THE MISFIRING CYLINDER STAYS BELOW 25 POUNDS PER SQUARE INCH REGARDLESS OF THE ACTIVE FUEL MANAGEMENT SOLENOID BEING COMMANDED ON OR OFF, AN ACTIVE FUEL MANAGEMENT LIFTER IS MECHANICALLY COLLAPSED/STUCK OR UNLOCKING AS SOON AS THE ENGINE IS STARTED. REPLACE ALL ACTIVE FUEL MANAGEMENT LIFTERS, AND ALL PLASTIC LIFTER GUIDES. ALSO PERFORM THE CYLINDER DEACTIVATION ACTIVE FUEL MANAGEMENT VALVE LIFTER OIL MANIFOLD DIAGNOSIS AND TESTING IN SERVICE INFORMATION. IF IT ISOLATES A CONCERN WITH THE VALVE LIFTER OIL MANIFOLD, REPLACE IT AND REEVALUATE THE CONCERN. THE ACTIVE FUEL MANAGEMENT LIFTERS CAN ALSO BE MONITORED FOR PROPER OPERATION BY CAREFULLY INSPECTING THE CYLINDER 1, 4, 6, AND 7 ROCKERS AND VALVES WHILE CRANKING OR BRIEFLY AND SAFELY RUNNING THE ENGINE WITH THE VALVE COVERS REMOVED. IF THE VALVE OR VALVES OF AN ACTIVE FUEL MANAGEMENT CYLINDER STOP MOVING WHILE DOING THIS TEST, THE ACTIVE FUEL MANAGEMENT LIFTER IS CAUSING THE CONCERN. FOR 2008-2009 FULL SIZE TRUCK/SUV OR A 2007-2009 CHEVROLET TAHOE WITH THE POLICE PACKAGE REPROGRAM THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE. ON THE 2008-2009 PONTIAC G8, 2010-2011 CAMARO, AND 2007-2010 FULL SIZE TRUCKS WITH ACTIVE FUEL MANAGEMENT, ALSO DETERMINE IF THE ACTIVE FUEL MANAGEMENT PRESSURE RELIEF VALVE SHIELD THAT IS LISTED IN THE LATEST VERSION OF 10-06-01-008 HAS EVER BEEN INSTALLED. ON PASSENGER CARS WITH THE LS4 ENGINE, DETERMINE IF THE UPDATED OIL PAN GASKET THAT IS LISTED IN THE LATEST VERSION OF 11-06-01-007 HAS BEEN INSTALLED.
PIP4786C2016-10-20. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION PROVIDES INFORMATION TO THE TECHNICIAN ABOUT VEHICLES THAT MAY HAVE LOW OIL PRESSURE MESSAGE. TECHNICIAN MAY ALSO FIND A DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE P0521 IN THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE. TECHNICIAN SHOULD FOLLOW ALL PUBLISHED SERVICE INFORMATION DIAGNOSIS. WHEN USING A SCAN TOOL IF THE OIL PRESSURE IS LOW BUT THE OIL PRESSURE AT THE OIL FILTER HOUSING IS CORRECT, TECHNICIAN SHOULD INSPECT THE VALVE LIFTER OIL FILTER FOR DEBRIS/SLUDGE THAT COULD BE RESTRICTING OIL FLOW TO THE OIL PRESSURE SENSOR. TECHNICIAN SHOULD REMOVE THE VALVE LIFTER OIL FILTER AND CLEAN IT. IF THE VALVE LIFTER OIL FILTER CANNOT BE CLEANED REPLACE IT.
PI1394A2016-10-19. Service bulletin. ENGINE. THIS INFORMATIONAL BULLETIN PROVIDES ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON HOW TO INSTALL PISTONS AND SUGGEST WHAT TOOLS TO USE.
030604017I2016-10-18. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL. THIS INFORMATIONAL BULLETIN EXPLAINS THE USE OF DIESEL FUEL ADDITIVES IN AN ENGINE, ARE NOT REQUIRED UNLESS THE CUSTOMER DESIRES ADDITIVES TO PREVENT FUEL CONCERNS DEPENDING ON FUEL OR TEMPERATURE RELATED CONDITIONS.
030603004R2016-10-18. Service bulletin. ENGINE; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY. THIS INFORMATIONAL BULLETIN PROVIDES INFORMATION ON HOW TO TEST A BATTERY AND WHAT IS NEEDED TO WARRANTY A BATTERY.
000601026I2016-10-18. Service bulletin. ENGINE. THIS INFORMATIONAL BULLETINS PROVIDES INFORMATION ON THE INTAKE MANIFOLD INSPECTION/REPLACEMENT AFTER SERVERE INTERNAL ENGINE DAMAGE.
000601012F2016-10-18. Service bulletin. ENGINE. THIS INFORMATIONAL BULLETIN PROVIDES INFORMATION TO GM DEALERS ON THE CORRECT CLEANING METHODS WHEN CLEANING ENGINE GASKET SEALING SURFACES.
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-06-06-05-001G2016-08-05. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM. THIS INFORMATIONAL BULLETIN PROVIDES INFORMATION ON CHANGES IN EXHAUST TONE FOR ACTIVE FUEL MANAGEMENT ENGINES WHEN IN THREE OR FOUR CYLINDER MODE.
SB-10-06-01-008F2016-04-26. Service bulletin. ENGINE. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE.
SB-11273-A2016-03-16. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; ENGINE. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE.
SB-112732012-11-19. Service bulletin. ENGINE. HUMMER/CADILLAC, CHEVROLET, GMC: SEE DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON FOR OWNER LETTER. ENGINE MAY HAVE REDUCED POWER, RUNNING ROUGH, AND POSSIBLE HAVE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP ON, DUE THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR. MODELS 2008-2010 CADILLAC ESCALADE, ESV, EXT, CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER, AVALANCHE, EXPRESS, SILVERADO, SUBURBAN, TAHOE, COLORADO, GMC ENVOY, SAVANA, SIERRA, YUKON, YUKON XL, CANYON, HUMMER H2, H3, H3T. 2008-2009 SAAB 9-7X. *PE UPDATED 8/13/13. *PE UPDATED 1/29/2014 *JS
11-06-04-007B2012-05-23. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. GM: DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIR- MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP ILLUMINATED, REDUCE ENGINE POWER MESSAGE DISPLAYED, DTC P2135 SET. ALSO INCLUDED MODEL SIERRA DENALI YEAR 2010-2011 *JS
SB-07-06-03-002C2011-03-28. 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
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
SB-09-06-04-0352010-03-02. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. GMC/CHEVROLET: INTERMITTENT ENGINE STALL ON DECELERATION DURING EXTREME HIGH AMBIENT TEMPERATURES (REPROGRAM ECM). *PE
PIT-4846A2009-09-02. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION; LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. CADILLAC/CHEVROLET/GMC: LOCATIONS OF HIGH SPEED GMLAN WIRING CONCERNS. GAUGES INOPERATIVE, NO CRANK, HARSH TRANSMISSION SHIFTING, NO TRANSMISSION SHIFTING, DOOR LOCKS CYCLING AND INDICATORS ON. *PE UPDATED 11/17/10. *PE
TB-09-06-04-0242009-08-04. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. DIAGNOSTIC INFORMATION ON MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP (MIL) ILLUMINATED WITH DTCS P0442,P0446, P0451, P0452, P0453, P0454, P0455 AND REPLACEMENT OF FUEL TANK PRESSURE (FTP) SENSOR/MODULE. *PE
08-04-19-0042008-11-20. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:HOSES/LINES/PIPING/FITTINGS. GMC: CORRECT FRONT AXLE VENT HOSE ROUTING. THE FRONT AXLE VENT HOSE IS MOUNTED IN THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, AND MAY NOT BE CORRECTLY ROUTED. *PE UPDATED ON 5/1/2012. *KB
08-06-03-0072008-09-24. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. GMC: NO START, NO CRANK, INTERMITTENT ELECTRICAL OPERATIONS (CHECK FOR POOR CONNECTIONS WITHIN ENGINE WIRING HARNESS JUNCTION BLOCK). *PE

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