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Service bulletins for the 2015 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.

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

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SMB00-3542017-01-11. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. WARRANTY, CUSTOMER PAY AND/OR INTERNAL REPAIRS PERFORMED MUST BE VERIFIED BY A PUNCHED TIME FLAG ON THE BACK OF THE REPAIR ORDER HARD COPY. EACH REPAIR LINE MUST HAVE A SEPARATE AND IDENTIFIABLE TIME PUNCH FOR THE RESPECTIVE REPAIR FOR ALL REPAIR TYPES, I.E., WARRANTY, CUSTOMER PAY, AND INTERNAL.
TJ31557.2.02017-01-11. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL. THIS IS A TECHNICAL JOURNAL: IF THE DEFROST VENTS ON A LEATHER DASHBOARD ARE LOOSE AT THE ENDS (SEE PICTURE "TJ 31557 PIC PDF"), FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS UNDER "SERVICE". SERVICE: FASTEN THE DEFROST VENTS WITH GLUE ACCORDING TO REPAIR METHOD (SEE ATTACHED)
TJ202786122016092016-12-29. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. THIS IS A TECHNICAL JOURNAL: IT IS PROVIDED AS A GUIDE FOR PERFORMING SOFTWARE DOWNLOADS. FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS PROVIDED FOR PROPER SOFTWARE DOWNLOADS BY YEAR AND MODEL.
SMB00071201609072016-12-27. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. THIS IS A SERVICE MANAGER BULLETIN: OCCASIONALLY, CUSTOMERS REQUEST FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE WHEN THE NEW CAR LIMITED WARRANTY, CPO LIMITED WARRANTY AND/OR THE VIP EXTENDED WARRANTY DOES NOT APPLY. THESE REQUESTS MAY BE CONSIDERED IF IT WILL ENHANCE OWNER RETENTION. RETAILERS SHOULD REQUEST FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR THEIR CUSTOMERS BY CONTACTING THEIR AFTERSALES MARKET MANAGER (AMM), IF THEY ARE NOT A SELF-AUTHORIZING (LEVEL “A”) RETAIL FACILITY
TJ20278201609062016-12-27. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. THIS IS A TECHNICAL JOURNAL: IT IS PROVIDED AS A GUIDE FOR PERFORMING SOFTWARE DOWNLOADS. FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS PROVIDED FOR PROPER SOFTWARE DOWNLOADS BY YEAR AND MODEL.
TJ31462201604122016-12-24. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. THIS IS A TECHNICAL JOURNAL : IF A CUSTOMER SHOULD COMPLAIN OF A “VOLVO ON CALL SERVICE REQUIRED” MESSAGE AND THE DTC PHMB116F09 IS SET INTERMITTENTLY OR PERMANENT IN THE TEM3G MODULE, PLEASE FOLLOW THE BELOW INSTRUCTION UNDER SERVICE.
SPJ30701201604192016-12-22. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY. THIS IS A SERVICE PRODUCT JOURNAL : THE PREVIOUSLY REPORTED ISSUE WITH VIDA 2015 AND BATTERY TESTING HAS BEEN RESOLVED. VIDA 2015 BATTERY TESTING IS THE ONLY APPROVED METHOD FOR PRODUCING BATTERY TEST CODES. THE USE OF VIDA CLASSIC OR OTHER MEASURING TOOLS IS NOT CONSIDERED ACCEPTABLE WHEN SUBMITTING WARRANTY CLAIMS.
TJ27567201604192016-12-22. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM). THIS IS A TECHNICAL JOURNAL : THIS IS AN INFORMATION TJ TO DESCRIBE THE CORRELATION BETWEEN THE MAP VERSION NUMBER, MAP SOFTWARE PART NUMBER AND MAP DVD PART NUMBER IN THE SENSUS NAVIGATION SYSTEM.
TJ30971201604192016-12-22. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. THIS IS A TECHNICAL JOURNAL : WHEN ANY REPAIR IS MADE ON ENGINE COOLING SYSTEM, MAKE SURE THAT THE VOLVO SPECIAL TOOL P/N 9512957 COOLANT FILLING EQUIPMENT IS USED, IN ORDER TO PREVENT FUTURE OVER TEMPERATURE DAMAGE ON ENGINE.
SMB00340201604112016-12-21. Service bulletin. ENGINE; EQUIPMENT. THIS IS A SERVICE MANAGER BULLETIN : TO FURTHER ENHANCE THE VOLVO’S OWNERSHIP EXPERIENCE, VOLVO CAR CANADA LIMITED IS OFFERING THE VOLVO PREPAID MAINTENANCE (VPM) PROGRAM. THIS PLAN IS DESIGNED TO ENHANCE CUSTOMER OWNERSHIP EXPERIENCE BY PROVIDING MAINTENANCE AND WEAR COVERAGE AND WILL HELP ENSURE TROUBLE FREE OPERATION OF THEIR NEW VOLVO VEHICLE.
SMB00349201604112016-12-21. Service bulletin. ENGINE; EQUIPMENT. THIS IS A SERVICE MANAGER BULLETIN : TO FURTHER ENHANCE THE VOLVO OWNERSHIP EXPERIENCE, VOLVO CAR CANADA LIMITED OFFERED FACTORY SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE (FSM) ON CERTAIN MY14, 15 AND 16 VEHICLES.
SMB00321201604112016-12-21. Service bulletin. ENGINE; EQUIPMENT. THIS IS A SERVICE MANAGER BULLETIN : TO FURTHER ENHANCE THE CUSTOMER’S VOLVO OWNERSHIP EXPERIENCE, VOLVO CAR USA, LLC ANNOUNCES THE MY 2013 – MY2016 VOLVO COMPLIMENTARY FACTORY SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE PROGRAM USA.
SMB00321201604082016-12-21. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; ENGINE. THIS IS A SERVICE MANAGER BULLETIN : TO FURTHER ENHANCE THE CUSTOMER’S VOLVO OWNERSHIP EXPERIENCE, VOLVO CAR USA, LLC ANNOUNCES THE MY 2013 – MY2016 VOLVO COMPLIMENTARY FACTORY SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE PROGRAM USA.
TJ29697201604082016-12-21. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. THIS IS A TECHNICAL JOURNAL : WHEN PERFORMING THE CONNECTION OF THE VOLVO ON CALL MOBILE APP TO A SENSUS CONNECT CAR, THE SETUP PROCEDURE MAY FAIL DUE TO AN INCORRECT MODEM SETTING.
TJ23604201604082016-12-21. Service bulletin. EXTERIOR LIGHTING. THIS IS A TECHNICAL JOURNAL : HEADLAMP SERVICE REQUIRED MESSAGE MAY BE SET IN DIM. IT MAY BE SET DUE TO THE ROUTING OF THE HEADLAMP HARNESS, SEE PICTURES TJ23604_1.JPG, TJ23604_2.JPG.
TJ 312162016-06-22. Service bulletin. ENGINE. Drive-E: Low oil level message in Driver Information Module (DIM) Lubrication and oil system/Excessive oil consumption Lubrication and oil system/Incorrect fluid level Text window and warning symbol/Yellow symbol and text message Text window and warning symbol/Red symbol and text message
TJ-306952015-12-01. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. VOLVO: SOME VEHICLES EXPERIENCE UNSURE LENGTHY TIME IN GEAR CHANGING, AT ANY TIME A JERKY OR ROUGH SHIFTING OF GEARS, WHEN DOWNSHIFTING ITS EITHER TOO EARLY, TOO LATE OR TOO OFTEN, DOWNSHIFTING OR UPSHIFTING IT TAKES TOO LONG FOR GEARS TO CHANGE. *PE
QB-S-294852015-01-21. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:HOSES/LINES/PIPING/FITTINGS. VOLVO: HIGH AMBIENT TEMPERATURE DRIVING CONDITIONS CAN CAUSE TURBO COOLANT RETURN HOSE TO REACH HIGH TEMPERATURE, ONCE VEHICLE HAS BEEN PARKED. MODEL 2015 S60, XC60, S80, SC70, V60. *PE
TJ-294862015-01-21. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE). VOLVO: ONE OF ADAPTION REFERENCES VALUES, DURING AUTOCALIBRATION, DECREASED IN DEM DUE TO LOW CURRENT TO OIL PUMP AND POOR AWD FUNCTIONALITY, FAILURE. *PE
QB-D394992015-01-17. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. VOLVO: ON SOME VEHICLES, IN THE CENTRAL ELECTRONIC MODULE (CEM), IS A SOFTWARE DEVIATION, AFFECTING VEHICLES THAT HAVE HIGH STAND BY CURRENT THAT IS DRAINING BATTERY AND NEED AN IMMEDIATE UPGRADE. MODEL 2014-2015 S80, XC60, S60, 2015 V60. *PE
QB S-394782014-11-22. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. VOLVO: SEE DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON FOR OWNER LETTER. ON SOME VEHICLES, THE POP UP MESSAGE, GPS UPDATE (GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM) IS CAUSING THE SENSUS CONNECTED TOUCH (SCT) TO BE UNUSABLE AND SCT FIRMWARE NEEDS TO BE UPGRADED. MODEL 2011-2015 S60, XC60, V60, S80, XC70. *PE
TJ-253292014-09-25. Service bulletin. STEERING:LINKAGES:KNUCKLE:SPINDLE:ARM; WHEELS:HUB. VOLVO: ON SOME VEHICLES, THE STEERING KNUCKLE WOULD HAVE WHEEL HUB DISPLACED AND WOULD TO REPLACE WHEEL HUB. *PE
TJ-288792014-06-09. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY. VOLVO: DURING OIL FILLING, AIR CAN ENTERED ALL WHEEL DRIVE (AWD) CLUTCH AND DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE (DTC) WILL BE SET AND A POSSIBLE REMEDIED IS AIR BLEEDING SYSTEM. NEED TO CHECK OIL LEVEL FOR LEAKS, IF LOW. MODEL 2013-2015 S60, S80, V60, XC60, XC70. *PE
QB-A-394042013-12-21. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. VOLVO: SEE DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON FOR OWNER LETTER. SERVICE CAMPAIGN: A MESSAGE IN DRIVERS INFORMATION MODULE (DIM) DISPLAYING LOW BATTERY DUE TO A DEVIATION IN SOFTWARE OF CENTRAL ELECTRONIC MODULE (CEM) AND NEEDS CORRECTING. MODEL 2014 S80, S60, XC60, XC70. *PE
TJ-275002013-09-30. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC. VOLVO: REQUIRED RETRACTION OF REAR CALIPER BRAKE PISTONS, DURING MAINTENANCE SERVICE/REPLACING, ON CERTAIN VEHICLES, TO REAR BRAKE PADS. MODELS 2008-9999 124 (S80), 135 (V70), 136 (XC70) AND 2010-9999 156 (XC60) AND 2011-9999 134 (S60).

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