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Service bulletins for the 2008 Volvo V70

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.

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

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TJ-149022011-05-24. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. VOLVO: SOFTWARE BEING DOWNLOADED IS INTERRUPTED AND THE CEM FAILS. THERE IS A CEM RECOVERY METHOD. *RM
SC-2322011-04-18. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:HOSES/LINES/PIPING/FITTINGS; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY. VOLVO: COOLANT BLEEDER HOSE, LEAKING. VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH ENGINE VIN CODE 98 7 99 S16. *PE
SB-64-2302011-02-09. Service bulletin. STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION). VOLVO: STEERING GEAR EXTENDED WARRANTY. VOLVO HAS DETERMINED THAT THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR INSUFFICIENT SEALING IN THE STEERING GEAR. THIS CAN LEAD TO WATER OR MOISTURE INTRUSION, RESULTING IN INTERNAL CORROSION AND OIL SEEPAGE. *PE
TSB-156362011-01-05. Service bulletin. STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION). VOLVO SERVICE CAMPAIGN: SEE DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON FOR OWNER LETTER. STEERING GEAR EXTENDED WARRANTY INFORMATION. HAD VOLUNTARILY EXTENDED WARRANTY COVERAGE ON CERTAIN MODEL AND MODEL YEAR VEHICLES FOR INSUFFICIENT SEALING IN THE STEERING GEAR. THIS CAN LEAD TO WATER OR MOISTURE INTRUSION, RESULTING IN INTERNAL CORROSION AND OIL SEEPAGE. CSC LETTER HAS BEEN RECEIVED. *PE UPDATED 4/18/11. *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
RTJ-176442010-04-23. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION:FRONT. VOLVO: FRONT SUBFRAME REAR BUSHING, GROANING/KNOCKING NOISE. THE NOISE CAN OCCUR WHEN TURNING, ACCELERATING, BRAKING, OR IN A SITUATION WITH SIDE LOADS. MODELS V70 R-DESIGN INCLUDED. *PE UPDATED 8/30/13. *PE
RTJ-189232009-12-23. Service bulletin. PARKING BRAKE. VOLVO: WHEN DIAGNOSING AN ELECTRICALLY OPERATED PARKING BRAKE THAT WILL NOT APPLY OR RELEASE OR A PARKING BRAKE MODULE (PBM) THAT IS NOT RESPONDING, ATTENTION SHOULD BE PAID TO WHICH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES (DTCS) ARE SET. *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-208582009-09-18. Service bulletin. STEERING; STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY. VOLVO: A KNOCKING NOISE IN THE STEERING. NEW OUTER TIE RODS WITH IMPROVED CORROSION RESISTANCE WERE IMPLEMENTED INTO PRODUCTION ON VEHICLES WITH SPEED SENSITIVE STEERING AFTER THE CHASSIS NUMBERS IN THE HEADER. THESE PARTS WILL ALSO SUPERSEDE ALL EXISTING SPARE PARTS. *PE
TB-205322009-06-01. 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
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. P45 CSC LETTER WAS RECEIVED. *PE REF: 10026144 (P-46), 10026145 (P-54), 10026146 (P-55), 10026147 (P-76). UPDATED 6/10/09. *PE
160942008-09-03. Service bulletin. SEAT BELTS:FRONT. NOISE FROM FRONT SEAT BELT-B PILLAR: THERE MAY BE A SLIGHT RATTLING NOISE FROM THE FRONT SEAT BELTS HEARD IN THE B-PILLAR AREA. *PE
432 0252008-08-14. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL). SP 432-025, CONTROL UNIT, GEAR SELECTOR REPLACEMENT; AT2512C, ATO2512C, AT2812C, ATO3112C. *PE
23-332008-07-01. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM. CHECKING FUEL GAUGE ACCURACY AT CPS. *PE
76082008-01-17. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION. SUSPENSION NOISE - ANALYSIS AND REPAIR INSTRUCTIONS. *NJ
28-742007-09-12. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY; FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:AUXILLARY TANK. LEAKAGE DIAGNOSTIC FUNCTION IMPROVEMENTS TO REMEDY DTC'S. *KB UPDATED 1/22/08. *NJ UPDATED 4/7/08. *NJ

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