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Service bulletin FSB-511-006

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 id10056597
Published by NHTSA2015-01-10
Manufacturer's numberFSB-511-006
Manufacturer's date2014-08-01
NHTSA componentSERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DRUM:DRUM; SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM:SHOES/LININGS; SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DRUM:SHOES/LININGS; SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM:DRUM

NHTSA's summary

VOLVO: THE MERITOR OR BENDIX BRAKE SHOES ARE SHOWING SIGNS OF BRAKE SHOE PROTRUSION BEYOND BRAKE DRUM AND CAN BE RESOLVED BY REPLACING BRAKE SHOES (152 MM (6.0 IN) AND WIDE BRAKE DRUMS (178 MM (7.0 IN.)) MODEL 2011-2014 VN, VHD, VAH. *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

Brakes, Brake drums and shoes

Vehicles listed
VOLVO VAH2011 to 2014
VOLVO VHD2011 to 2014
VOLVO VN2011 to 2013

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