Service bulletin TJ31569

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)
Type	Service bulletin
NHTSA id	10110156
Published by NHTSA	2017-08-03
Manufacturer's number	TJ31569
Manufacturer's date	2016-06-15
NHTSA component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY

NHTSA's summary

This software prevents the auto-close function from activating when the sunroof switch is pushed upward while the glass is in an open position. Follow the below Technician Instructions for Recall R89702, Panoramic Sun Roof Switch SW.

The document

The document is the manufacturer's. This site does not hold it. NHTSA files a document at one of these two addresses; we have not asked NHTSA which.

Components

Electrical system, Glass, wipers and mirrors, Sunroof

Vehicles listed
VOLVO XC90	2016
VOLVO XC90H	2016 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
16V268000	2016-05-04. VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY

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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