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Service bulletin 8553

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 id10018726
Published by NHTSA2006-01-11
Manufacturer's number8553
Manufacturer's date2005-11-21
Replaces8753
NHTSA componentEQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER

NHTSA's summary

AIR CONDITIONING AFTERBLOW FUNCTION. *AK

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

Equipment and accessories, Heating and air conditioning

Vehicles listed
VOLVO S602003, 2004, 2005, 2006
VOLVO S802003, 2004, 2005, 2006
VOLVO V702003, 2004, 2005, 2006
VOLVO V70XC2003 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
VOLVO XC902003, 2004, 2005, 2006

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
20103962010-11-08. Accessories
10V5660002010-11-08. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM)
06V3750002006-10-03. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS
03V2840002003-08-01. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS

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

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