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Service bulletin 6453

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 id10043546
Published by NHTSA2012-04-10
Manufacturer's number6453
Manufacturer's date2012-01-24
NHTSA componentSTEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP

NHTSA's summary

STRON WHINING NOISE FROM POWER STEERING PUMP WHILE MOVING THE STEERING WHEEL. *KB

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, Power steering

Vehicles listed
VOLVO S802007, 2008, 2009, 2010
VOLVO V702008, 2009, 2010
VOLVO XC602009
VOLVO XC602010
VOLVO XC702008, 2009, 2010

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
11V3780002011-07-26. STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS

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
PB-64-2522012-05-10. Service bulletin. VOLVO: SEE DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON FOR OWNER LETTER. PARTS BULLETINS. REFERENCE SMB64-252 AND TJ26218. VOLVO CARS OF NORTH AMERICAN, LLC, HAS DECIDED TO LAUNCH A SERVICE CAMPAIGN ON CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2010-2012 S80, 2010 V70 AND 2011-2012 S60, XC60 AND XC70 VEHICLES. *JS UPDATED ON 5/10/12. *JS UPDATED 5/30/12. *PE
US262182012-05-09. Service bulletin. VOLVO: VOLVO HAS IDENTIFIED THE NOISE REDUCTION CASING ON THE ELECTRIC HYDRAULIC POWER ASSISTED STEERING (EHPAS) PUMP, MAY ABSORB WATER AND EXPOSE THE PUMP HOUSING TO MOISTURE. OVER A LONG PERIOD OF TIME THIS COULD NEGATIVELY AFFECT THE OPERATION OF THE POWER STEERING PUMP AND OR ENGINE PERFORMANCE. INCLUDING MODEL XC60 MODEL YEAR 2012. *JS
64252007-08-15. Service bulletin. POWER STEERING FLUID LEAKAGE INTO THE STEERING RACK BELLOWS. *KB