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Service bulletin RTJ-21324

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 id10032425
Published by NHTSA2010-03-24
Manufacturer's numberRTJ-21324
Manufacturer's date2009-07-10
NHTSA componentPOWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

NHTSA's summary

VOLVO: THE 5 SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, AW55-50/51, HAS A BOLT ON TOP THAT ANCHORS THE B4 BAND, WHICH APPLIES 3RD GEAR. IF THAT BOLT IS REMOVED, THE BAND WILL BE DISENGAGED AND 3RD GEAR WILL BE INOPERATIVE. THIS INCLUDES C70 COUPE AND CONVERTIBLE, S60 R AND V70 R VEHICLES. *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

Transmission and driveline, Automatic transmission

Vehicles listed
VOLVO C302007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
VOLVO C70
VOLVO C702001, 2002, 2003, 2004
VOLVO C702005
VOLVO C702006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
VOLVO S40
VOLVO S402001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
VOLVO S602001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
VOLVO S802003, 2004, 2005, 2006
VOLVO V402001, 2002, 2003, 2004
VOLVO V502005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
VOLVO V702001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
VOLVO V70XC2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
VOLVO XC702001 to 2003
VOLVO XC702004, 2005, 2006, 2007
VOLVO XC902003, 2004, 2005, 2006

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

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