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Service bulletins for the 2009 Volvo XC90

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.

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

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TJ-193022011-05-25. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE; EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. VOLVO: LOW OIL LEVEL OR EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION AND THE PROCEDURE TO HANDLE IT. *RM
TJ-137662011-05-25. Service bulletin. PARKING BRAKE. VOLVO: REAR PARKING ASSISTANCE SENSORS MAY GIVE FALSE DETECTIONS IN WET CONDITIONS. *RM
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
TJ-198832010-11-22. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN. VOLVO: SNOW IN FAN MOTOR. BLOWER FAN/DOES NOT WORK. BLOWER FAN/UNUSUAL NOISE. SNOW MAY ENTER INTO THE FAN MOTOR AREA DUE TO HEAVY SNOWSTORMS.
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-77492010-09-20. Service bulletin. WHEELS:SPACE SAVER WHEEL. VOLVO: SPARE WHEEL WINCH, TANGLED RELEASE WIRE. THE WINCH FOR THE SPARE WHEEL MAY GET STUCK DUE TO AN ENTANGLED RELEASE WIRE. ITS POSSIBLE TO RELEASE THE SPARE WHEEL BUT IT MAY GET STUCK WHEN THE WIRE IS REWOUND. THE ROOT CAUSE COULD BE DUE TO A GUIDE RAIL FOR THE WIRE THAT IS TOO NARROW. *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-217622010-06-12. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. VOLVO: DIFFERENTIAL ELECTRONIC MODULE (DEM) SOFTWARE FOR BOOMING IN 3RD ROW SEAT. A BOOMING PULSATION MAY BE FELT OR HEARD IN THE 3RD ROW SEATS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STOPPED IN DRIVE, WITH THE BRAKE APPLIED, AND THE ENGINE AT IDLE. *PE
RTJ-215242010-06-11. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:BUMPERS; STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE; SEATS:MID/REAR ASSEMBLY. VOLVO: TAILGATE BUMP STOPS, ADJUSTMENTS FOR BOOMING IN 3RD ROW SEAT. A BOOMING PULSATION MAY BE FELT OR HEARD IN THE 3RD ROW SEATS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STOPPED IN DRIVE, WITH THE BRAKE APPLIED, AND THE ENGINE AT IDLE. *PE
RTJ-174992010-01-27. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION:REAR. VOLVO: STEERING WHEEL MISALIGNED, PULLING WHILE DRIVING. WHEN DIAGNOSING A PULLING CONDITION WHILE DRIVING, INCORRECT WHEEL ALIGNMENT, OR INCORRECT STEERING WHEEL POSITION, THE ROOT CAUSE MAY BE TOO MUCH PLAY IN THE LOWER CONTROL ARM BOLTS IN THE REAR SUSPENSION. AFTER THE CHASSIS RANGE IN THE HEADER, A BOLT WITH A WIDER WAIST WAS INTRODUCED TO TAKE UP THIS PLAY. *PE
RTJ-174982009-12-24. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION:FRONT; SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM. VOLVO: WHEN DIAGNOSING A SINGLE KNOCK FROM THE FRONT SUSPENSION THAT OCCURS WHEN THE DRIVER BRAKES AND TURNS AT LOW SPEEDS, ATTENTION SHOULD BE PAID TO THE REAR BUSHING IN THE FRONT CONTROL ARM WHERE IT CONNECTS TO THE FRONT SUBFRAME. *PE
RTJ-202352009-12-23. Service bulletin. EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS. VOLVO: WATER/DISCOLORATION/MOISTURE IN THE TAIL LAMP. WATER MAY LEAK IN FROM THE BULB SOCKET BACK SEAL. IN SOME CASES TAIL LAMP HOUSING REPLACEMENT IS NECESSARY. WITH A HOSE, VERIFY THE WATER IS NOT ENTERING THE AREA FROM THE OUTSIDE. IF THE WATER IS FROM THE OUTSIDE REPLACE THE LAMP HOUSING. IF THE WATER IS NOT ENTERING FROM THE OUTSIDE, REPLACE THE HARNESS ONLY. *PE UPDATED 6/11/10. *PE UPDATED 6/04/12. *PE
RTJ-212252009-12-23. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER; SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DISC:CALIPER. VOLVO: THE TIGHTENING TORQUE SPECIFICATION FOR THE FRONT BRAKE CALIPER LOCATING PINS IS INCORRECT IN VIDA. THE CORRECT TORQUE VALE IS 60 NM (44.3FT. LBS). THE TORQUE SPECIFICATION WILL BE UPDATED IN THE VIDA 2009D RELEASE. *PE
TSB: 39-2102009-07-01. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM). VOLVO SERVICE CAMPAIGN: SEE DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON FOR OWNER LETTER. CERTAIN VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH HDD(HARD DISC DRIVE) NAVIGATION SYSTEM HAVE AN ERROR IN THE MAP DATA. THIS WILL CAUSE THE NAVIGATION SYSTEM TO ROUTE AWAY FROM HIGHWAYS THAT CONTAINS HOV (HIGH OCCUPANCY) OR CAR POOL LANES. THIS IS AN UPGRADE TO THE NAVIGATION SYSTEM. CSC LETTER WAS RECEIVED. *PE
RTJ-192542009-01-13. Service bulletin. EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:HIGH/LOW BEAM DIMMER SWITCH. VOLVO: HEADLAMP LOW BEAM CONNECTOR REPLACEMENT. A NEW METHOD OF REPAIR FOR HALOGEN TYPE LOW-BEAM HEADLAMPS HAS BEEN DEVELOPED TO ADDRESS COMPLAINTS FOR VEHICLES. UPDATED 3/27/09. *PE UPDATED 12/23/09. *PE

The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.