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Service bulletin 8838

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.

The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id10016655
Published by NHTSA2005-09-27
Manufacturer's number8838
Manufacturer's date2005-02-16
NHTSA componentSEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER

NHTSA's summary

OUTER REAR SEAT BELT, LOCKED RETRACTOR. TO INCLUDE 2004 V50. *SC

The document

No address for NHTSA's copy can be built for this communication. Ask the dealer for it by the manufacturer's number.

Components

Seat belts

Vehicles listed
VOLVO S402004
VOLVO S40N2005 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
VOLVO V502005

Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
20060662006-03-27. Seats And Restraints

A recall listed here may apply to some of the same vehicles. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle.

Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component
SMB88-001A-2018-2019-04-22. Service bulletin. This bulletin is a service manager bulletin. Seat Belt Extender.
SMB88-001A-2018-2019-04-08. Service bulletin. This bulletin is a service manager bulletin. Seat Belt Extender.
SMB88-001A-2018-2019-04-01. Service bulletin. This bulletin is a service manager bulletin. Seat Belt Extender.
SMB88-001A2018-11-05. Service bulletin. This bulletin is a service manager bulletin. Seat Belt Extender.
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