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Service bulletin RTJ-18513

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 id10026550
Published by NHTSA2008-11-08
Manufacturer's numberRTJ-18513
Manufacturer's date2008-09-19
NHTSA componentSTEERING:RACK AND PINION:PINION SHAFT; STEERING:RACK AND PINION:RACK

NHTSA's summary

VOLVO: ANGLE GEAR LEAKAGE AND RESEALING FOR 5 CYLINDER AWD ONLY VEHICLES. OIL LEAKING/MOISTURE FROMTHE ANGLE GEAR HALVES CAN BE RESOLVED BY RESEALING THE HOUSEING AND REPLACING THE SEALS. *PE

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

Steering, Steering gear

Vehicles listed
VOLVO S602002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006
VOLVO S802004, 2005, 2006
VOLVO V702001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006
VOLVO V70XC2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
VOLVO XC702001 to 2003
VOLVO XC702004, 2005, 2006
VOLVO XC902003, 2004, 2005, 2006

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