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Service bulletin SC-253

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 id10045348
Published by NHTSA2012-08-28
Manufacturer's numberSC-253
Manufacturer's date2012-08-02
NHTSA componentEQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER

NHTSA's summary

VOLVO: SEE DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON FOR OWNER LETTER. WHEN A/C SYSTEM IS OPERATIONAL, THERE WOULD BE A GRINDING OR GROWLING TYPE OF NOISE DUE TO AN INCORRECT ADJUSTMENT SPECIFICATION OF THE THERMAL EXPANSION VALVE (TXV). *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

Equipment and accessories, Heating and air conditioning

Vehicles listed
VOLVO S602012
VOLVO S802012
VOLVO XC602012
VOLVO XC702012

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
11V5080002011-10-18. 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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