Service bulletins for the 2012 Volvo S80
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.
259 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.
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| SC-253 | 2012-08-28. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER. VOLVO: SEE DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON FOR OWNER LETTER. WHEN A/C SYSTEM IS OPERATIONAL, THERE WOULD BE A GRINDING OR GROWLING TYPE OF NOISE DUE TO AN INCORRECT ADJUSTMENT SPECIFICATION OF THE THERMAL EXPANSION VALVE (TXV). *PE |
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| TJ-24643.1.5 | 2012-05-16. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM. VOLVO: TEST MESSAGE IN DRIVER INFORMATION MODULE (DIM) REGARDING LOW LEVEL OF OIL, OR YELLOW WARNING SYMBOL. *PE |
| PB-64-252 | 2012-05-10. Service bulletin. STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP. VOLVO: SEE DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON FOR OWNER LETTER. PARTS BULLETINS. REFERENCE SMB64-252 AND TJ26218. VOLVO CARS OF NORTH AMERICAN, LLC, HAS DECIDED TO LAUNCH A SERVICE CAMPAIGN ON CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2010-2012 S80, 2010 V70 AND 2011-2012 S60, XC60 AND XC70 VEHICLES. *JS UPDATED ON 5/10/12. *JS UPDATED 5/30/12. *PE |
| US26218 | 2012-05-09. Service bulletin. STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP. VOLVO: VOLVO HAS IDENTIFIED THE NOISE REDUCTION CASING ON THE ELECTRIC HYDRAULIC POWER ASSISTED STEERING (EHPAS) PUMP, MAY ABSORB WATER AND EXPOSE THE PUMP HOUSING TO MOISTURE. OVER A LONG PERIOD OF TIME THIS COULD NEGATIVELY AFFECT THE OPERATION OF THE POWER STEERING PUMP AND OR ENGINE PERFORMANCE. INCLUDING MODEL XC60 MODEL YEAR 2012. *JS |
| TJ-26091 | 2012-05-01. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. VOLVO: HESITATION UPON ACCELERATION. *KB |
| TJ-26091 | 2012-05-01. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. VOLVO: WHEN USING LOW OCTANE IN VEHICLE, IT HESITATES UPON ACCELERATING AND HIGH ALTITUDE OR HOT AMBIENT TEMPERATURE, MAKES IT WORSE. *PE |
| US24155.2.1 | 2011-05-25. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, AIR. VOLVO: THERE MAY AN UNEXPECTED BRAKE INTERVENTION WITH THE AUTO BRAKE LIGHT ON. *RM INCLUDING MODEL XC60 MODEL YEAR 2012. UPDATED 5/10/2012. *JS |
| RTJ-20756 | 2010-06-12. 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 |
| TB-20532 | 2009-06-01. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM. VOLVO: THE FUEL GAUGE IS INACCURATE. AFTER FILLING TANK, FUEL GAUGE RISES TO INDICATE APPROX. 1/2-3/4 TANK BUT NOT READ FULL; AFTER FUEL IS CONSUMED, FUEL GAUGE DROPS NORMALLY TIL APPROX. 1/4, AFTER WHICH THE FUEL LEVEL DOES NOT CHANGE. *PE UPDATED 7/8/11. *PE UPDATED 4/13/2012. *KB |
The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.