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Service bulletin 4318

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 id616747
Published by NHTSA2001-03-09
Manufacturer's number4318
Manufacturer's date2001-01-11
NHTSA componentPOWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

NHTSA's summary

SUBJECT REGARDING NEW SOFTWARE DEVELOPED TO IMPROVE SHIFT QUALITY ON VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH THE AW 55-50 FIVE SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. THIS SOFTWARE WILL REDUCE HARSH 4-2 AND 3-2 DOWNSHIFTS, GIVE MORE CONSISTENT SHIFT QUALITY AND PROVIDE ENGINE BRAKING IN FIRST GEAR WITH THE GEAR SELECTOR IN POSITION L. *TT

The document

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Components

Transmission and driveline, Automatic transmission

Vehicles listed
VOLVO S702000
VOLVO V702000

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

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46072003-04-30. Service bulletin. ALL-WHEEL DRIVE PROPELLER SHAFT JOINT/BOOT KIT AVAILABLE. *TT
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4300292001-10-02. Service bulletin. CUSTOMER COMPLAINT REGARDING TRANSMISSION LOCKUP ENGAGEMENT / DISENGAGEMENT WHILE DRIVING AT CRUISING SPEEDS (90 - 100 KM/H / 55 - 60 MPH) MAY BE DUE TO COOLANT CONTAMINATED, DEGRADED OR OVERHEATED TRANSMISSION FLUID. *TT
361072001-09-04. Service bulletin. SERVICE MANAGER BULLETIN REGARDING TRANSMISSION SOFTWARE UPGRADE. *TT
1072001-09-04. Service bulletin. SUBJECT REGARDING SERVICE UPGRADE TO ENSURE POPER OVERALL TRANSMISSION SHIFT FUNCTION PERFORMANCE AND / OR SHIFT QUALITY. *TT
43162001-03-09. Service bulletin. NEW SOFTWARE DEVELOPED TO REDUCE HARSH COAST DOWNSHIFTS ON R MODELS EQUIPPED WITH THE AW 55-50 FIVE SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. *TT
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43122000-12-18. Service bulletin. SUBJECT REGARDING 5-SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FLUID; FLUIDE TYPE JWS-3309. *TT