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Service bulletins for the 2004 Volvo S40

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.

239 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.

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TJ-18381-72011-06-06. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS. VOLVO: WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS OR ON AN UNEVEN ROAD THERE MAY BE A KNOCKING OR RATTLING NOISE FROM THE FRONT STRUTS. THERE MAY BE A DEFECTIVE TOP BEARING OR A COIL SPRING IN CONFLICT WITH THE BODY STRUT TOWER. *RM
TJ-21297-22011-06-06. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL. VOLVO: WHEN A TRAILER IS ATTACHED THAT HAS LED LIGHTS THERE MAY BE A LIGHTING PROBLEM. *RM
TJ-10438-82011-05-14. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:ABS WARNING LIGHT; SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:ABS WARNING LIGHT. VOLVO: THE ABS LIGHT IS ON WITH FOUR POSSIBLE TORUBLE CODES. *RM
TL-201092010-11-22. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM. VOLVO: KNOCKING NOISE FROM FRONT CONTROL ARM, REAR BUSHING. A KNOCKING OR RATTLING METALLIC NOISE FROM THE FRONT SUSPENSION AT START AND STOP, AND IN COME CASES PULLING OR A MISALIGNED STEERING WHEEL. *PE
TJ-59312010-09-20. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK. VOLVO: UNNECESSARY BRAKE CONTROL MODULE (BCM) REPLACEMENTS. WHEN DIAGNOSING DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES (DTC'S) FOR BRAKE CONTROL SYSTEM, TECHNICIAN MUST ALWAYS FOLLOW COMPLETE DIAGNOSTIC FAULT TRACING PATH IN VIDA. VIDA ALWAYS LISTS POSSIBLE SOURCES OF FAULT. *PE
TJ-77322010-09-20. Service bulletin. WHEELS:HUB. VOLVO: GRINDING BEARING NOISE FROM REAR HUB, AWD. MAY BE GRINDING NOISE FROM REAR HUB ON VEHICLES WITH ALL WHEEL DRIVE (AWD). SYMPTOM COULD BE CAUSED BY WORN OUT HUB BEARING DUE TO GEOMETRICAL CONFLICT WITH BRAKE DUST SHIELD. *PE
TJ-38712010-09-20. Service bulletin. PARKING BRAKE. VOLVO: PARK ASSIST DOES NOT WORK; NOT POSSIBLE TO READ DTC FROM PAM VIA VIDA. A NEW PAM (PARKING ASSISTANCE MODULE) WAS INTRODUCED 2009W23, BUT DUE TO PAM WARRANTY REPLACEMENTS OR ACCESSORY INSTALLATIONS, IT CAN ALSO BE FITTED IN OLDER CARS. *PE
RTJ-221032010-06-28. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT. VOLVO: REAR DIFFERENTIAL HOUSING, LEAKAGE AND RESEALING. OIL LEAKAGE/MOISTURE FROM THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL HOUSING HALVES CAN BE RESOLVED BY RESEALING THE HOUSING AND REPLACING THE SEALS. THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL ITSELF DOES NOT NORMALLY NEED TO BE REPLACED. *PE
RTJ-207562010-06-12. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. VOLVO: DIFFERENTIAL ELECTRONIC MODULE (DEM), SOFTWARE. THIS TECHNICAL JOURNAL APPLIES TO ALL AWD MODEL VEHICLES, STARTING FROM 2003. *PE UPDATED ON 4/10/2012. *KB UPDATED 6/13/12. *PE
RTJ-175832010-06-11. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE. VOLVO: BRAKE CONTROL MODULE (BCM), NOT IN PROG MODE AFTER REPLACEMENT OF BCM. VIDA MAY GIVE THE ERROR BCM NOT IN PROG MODE WHEN TRYING TO PERFORM A BCM RELOAD. WORK IS ONGOING TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE. THE ISSUE IS NOT VEHICLE RELATED. *PE
RTJ-199942010-04-23. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; STEERING; STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM; SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE. VOLVO: ANTI SKID SERVICE REQUIRED MESSAGE, SWM-0201, BCM-0109, EPS-0080. NEW SWM SOFTWARE HAS BEEN IMPLEMENTED INTO PRODUCTION AFTER THE CHASSIS RANGE IN THE HEADER. *PE
RTJ-213242010-03-24. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. VOLVO: THE 5 SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, AW55-50/51, HAS A BOLT ON TOP THAT ANCHORS THE B4 BAND, WHICH APPLIES 3RD GEAR. IF THAT BOLT IS REMOVED, THE BAND WILL BE DISENGAGED AND 3RD GEAR WILL BE INOPERATIVE. THIS INCLUDES C70 COUPE AND CONVERTIBLE, S60 R AND V70 R VEHICLES. *PE
RTJ-146692009-12-23. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING. VOLVO: FRONT WHEEL HUB AND DRIVER SHAFT, BEARING NOISE. AT TIMES A BEARING (BUZZING) NOISE CAN BE HEARD FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE DURING NORMAL DRIVING. THE NOISE WILL GET HIGHER IN PITCH AS VEHICLE SPEED INCREASES. *PE
RTJ-202932009-10-02. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM. A SERVICE KIT HAS BEEN DEVELOPED TO REDUCE THE CURRENT THROUGH THE VACUUM SWITCH FOR THE BRAKE VACUUM PUMP. *PE UPDATED 12/30/09. *PE
RTJ-104382009-09-25. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:ABS WARNING LIGHT. VOLVO: COMPLAINTS REGARDING AN ILLUMINATED ABS WARNING LAMP IN THE DIM (DRIVER INFORMATION MODULE). *PE UPDATED 8/27/10. *PE
RTJ-166292009-09-25. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. VOLVO: LEAKAGE DETECTION DIAGNOSTICS IMPROVEMENTS TO REMEDY DTC'S. ALL MODELS FROM MODEL YEARS 2003-2008. DIAGNOSTIC MONITOR FOR THE EVAPORATIVE EMISSION SYSTEM SMALL LEAK, HAS USED A SOFTWARE FUNCTION THAT CALCULATES LEAKAGE BASED ON A PRESSURE INFERRED FROM THE CURRENT CONSUMED BY AN ELECTRIC PUMP THAT PUMPS AIR INTO THE FUEL TANK SYSTEM. *PE
RTJ-206582009-06-19. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP; FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP. VOLVO: EXPOSURE TO CERTAIN ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS (SALTY WET CONDITIONS) IT IS POSSIBLE FOR THE PUMP ELECTRONIC MODULE (PEM) TO BECOME CORRODED INTERNALLY. *PE
RTJ-191392009-01-15. Service bulletin. AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE-INACTIVE; AIR BAGS:FRONTAL; AIR BAGS. VOLVO VEHICLES: PAD LAMP, LOGIC CHANGED WITH SRS SW UPGRADE. THE PAD (PASSENGER AIRBAG DISABLED) LAMP ILLUMINATES WHEN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT IS UNOCCUPIED. EARLIER VEHICLES WITHIN SAME RANGE, RECEIVE A TOTAL CAN OR SRS RELOAD OR UPGRADE WILL RECEIVE THE NEW LOGIC. *PE
RTJ-145452009-01-10. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE; STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR; STRUCTURE:BODY; STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS. VOLVO VEHICLES: WATER INTRUSION INTO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT OF CERTAIN VEHICLES. MORE THAN ONE OF THESE CONDITIONS EXIST SIMULTANEOUSLY CAUSING THE WATER INTRUSION. *PE
SMB 28 2002008-10-02. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. VOLVO: PZEV (S40/V50) VEHICLES HAVE EXTENDED WARRANTY COVERAGE FOR THE ENGINE MANAGE MENT SOFTWARE (EMS) ON SOME MODEL YEAR 2003-2008 MODELS. PZEV CSC LETTER WAS RECEIVED. *PE
SMB 28-2002008-10-02. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. VOLVO: EXTEND WARRANTY COVERAGE FOR THE ENGINE MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE (EMS) ON SOME MODEL YEAR 2003-2008 MODELS. P-55 CSC LETTER WAS RECEIVED. *PE
SMB-28-2002008-10-02. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. VOLVO: EXTENDED WARRANTY COVERAGE FOR THE ENGINE MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE (EMS) ON SOME MODEL YEAR 2003-2008 MODELS. P-54 CSC LETTER WAS RECEIVED. *PE
192712008-08-30. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION; POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT. VIBRATION DURING ACCELERATION FRONT WHEEL DRIVE (FWD) ONLY. A VIBRATION, ESPECIALLY WHILE IN 2ND OR 3RD GEAR, AT AN ENGINE SPEED BETWEEN 1000 AND 2000 RPM. MAY BE WORSE IN A HEAVILY LOADED VEHICLE OR WHILE DRIVING UPHILL WITH A HEAVILY LOADED VEHICLE. *PE
192732008-08-30. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE; POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION; POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. CLUNKING DURING SHIFTING AND VIBRATION THROUGH FLOOR. S40 AND V50 CUSTOMERS MAY COMPLAIN OF A CLUNKING NOISE DURING SHIFTING OR WHEN APPLYING AND RELEASING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. ESPECIALLY NOTICEABLE ON CARS WITH MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS. *PE
88-482008-07-01. Service bulletin. AIR BAGS. PAD PASSENGER AIRBAG DISABLED LIGHT LOGIC CHANGED WITH SRS SOFWARE UPGRADE. *PE

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