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Service bulletin TJ-16840

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 id10043584
Published by NHTSA2012-04-13
Manufacturer's numberTJ-16840
Manufacturer's date2012-02-17
NHTSA componentSERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE

NHTSA's summary

SOFTWARE DOWNLOAD MAY CAUSE THE BRAKE CONTROL MODULE (BCM) TO MAKE A DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE (DTC) OF 0076 OR ON THE XC90 DTC 0117 WHICH ALSO MAY ACCOMPANY BCM DTC 0076. THIS IS ON VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH DYNAMIC STABILITY TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEMS (DSTC). *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

Brakes, Anti-lock brakes

Vehicles listed
VOLVO S602003, 2004
VOLVO S802003, 2004
VOLVO V702003, 2004
VOLVO XC702003
VOLVO XC702004
VOLVO XC902003, 2004

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

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