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Chevrolet Avalanche 2007–2009technical service bulletin

Bulletin 09-04-21-003D · NHTSA communication 10037544 · issued Jan 1, 2011

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
2007–2009
model years
16
vehicle entries

Official summary

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

What a TSB means. Technical service bulletins are repair guidance manufacturers send to dealers — they are not recalls, and repairs are not automatically free (warranty extensions are an exception worth checking). The full document is available via NHTSA’s vehicle lookup.