Service bulletin 8501
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.
| Type | Service bulletin |
|---|---|
| NHTSA id | 11014112 |
| Published by NHTSA | 2025-02-11 |
| Manufacturer's number | 8501 |
| Manufacturer's date | 2025-01-16 |
| NHTSA component | EXTERIOR LIGHTING |
NHTSA's summary
This is a Technical Journal: Remote connection, BOMGAR application. Before joining a remote session: •Connect a suitable battery maintainer/charger and verify that the battery voltage indicated in VIDA is between 12.5V and 14.9V. •Connect to the vehicle over a wired connection using a VOE (Volvo OBD to Ethernet) adapter and perform a NEW vehicle readout.
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
Lighting
| VOLVO C30 | 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 |
|---|---|
| VOLVO C30 | 2014 |
| VOLVO C70 | 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 |
| VOLVO C70 | 2005 |
| VOLVO C70 | 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 |
| VOLVO C70 | 2014 |
| VOLVO EC40 | 2025 |
| VOLVO EX30 | 2025 |
| VOLVO EX40 | 2025 |
| VOLVO EX90 | 2025 |
| VOLVO NO SUCH MODEL YEAR EX90 | 2024 |
| VOLVO S40 | 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 |
| VOLVO S40 | 2012 |
| VOLVO S60 | 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 |
| VOLVO S60 | 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 |
| VOLVO S60CC | 2016, 2017, 2018 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it) |
| VOLVO S60I | 2016, 2017, 2018 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it) |
| VOLVO S60MHEV | 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it) |
| VOLVO S60PHEV | 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it) |
| VOLVO S70 | 2000 |
| VOLVO S80 | 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 |
| VOLVO S90 | 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 |
| VOLVO S90MHEV | 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it) |
| VOLVO S90PHEV | 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it) |
| VOLVO V40 | 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 |
| VOLVO V50 | 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 |
| VOLVO V50 | 2012 |
| VOLVO V60 | 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 |
| VOLVO V60CC | 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 |
| VOLVO V60CCMHEV | 2023, 2024, 2025 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it) |
| VOLVO V60CCPHEV | 2023, 2024, 2025 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it) |
| VOLVO V60MHEV | 2024, 2025 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it) |
| VOLVO V60PHEV | 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it) |
| VOLVO V70 | 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 |
| VOLVO V90 | 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 |
| VOLVO V90 | 2022 |
| VOLVO V90CC | 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 |
| VOLVO V90CCMHEV | 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it) |
| VOLVO XC40 | 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 |
| VOLVO XC40BEV | 2021, 2022, 2023 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it) |
| VOLVO XC40BEV | 2025 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it) |
| VOLVO XC40MHEV | 2023, 2024, 2025 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it) |
| VOLVO XC60 | 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 |
| VOLVO XC60MHEV | 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it) |
| VOLVO XC60PHEV | 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it) |
| VOLVO XC70 | 2001 to 2003 |
| VOLVO XC70 | 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 |
| VOLVO XC90 | 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 |
| VOLVO XC90 | 2015 |
| VOLVO XC90 | 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 |
| VOLVO XC90E | 2017, 2018 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it) |
| VOLVO XC90MHEV | 2023, 2024, 2025 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it) |
| VOLVO XC90PHEV | 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it) |
| VOLVO duplicate C40BEV | 2022 to 2025 |
Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.
| 2024005 | 2024-01-10. Lights And Instruments |
|---|---|
| 2013419 | 2013-11-26. Lights And Instruments |
| 04V504000 | 2004-10-21. EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH |
| 04V051000 | 2004-02-02. EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS |
| 2004027 | 2004-01-30. Lights And Instruments |
| 2001101 | 2001-05-09. Lights And Instruments |
| 00V405000 | 2000-12-06. EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL |
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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