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Service bulletins for the 2016 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.

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

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SPJ31352.1.02017-08-03. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING. Alternative solution when VIDA is unavailable or the Electronic Wiring Diagrams function in VIDA is unstable. Access by using the applicable URL.
R897022017-08-03. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY. This software prevents the auto-close function from activating when the sunroof switch is pushed upward while the glass is in an open position. Follow the below Technician Instructions for Recall R89702, Panoramic Sun Roof Switch SW.
TJ315692017-08-03. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY. This software prevents the auto-close function from activating when the sunroof switch is pushed upward while the glass is in an open position. Follow the below Technician Instructions for Recall R89702, Panoramic Sun Roof Switch SW.
TJ275362017-08-03. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. Information about valid Software partnumbers to order and download Software for "PDS" Pre-Delivery Service
SMB00-3522017-08-03. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. To ensure a smooth download check that the battery State Of Charge (SoC) value is at least 70%. This value can be read out with VIDA under Central Electronic Module (CEM) parameters.
TJ319992017-01-13. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. THIS IS A TECHNICAL JOURNAL:IF IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO SWITCH OFF THE RSI FUNCTION BY DEACTIVATING THE FUNCTION THRU RSI BUTTON AND/OR SPEED SIGN ASSIST BUTTON (MARKET DEPENDENT), AFTER VEHICLE IS UPGRADED TO NEW SOFTWARE , FOLLOW ATTACHED PDF FOR SAVING CUSTOMER PROFILES TO USB MEMORY STICK BEFORE COMPLETING GLOBAL RESET. GO INTO CCD SETTINGS / SYSTEM / GLOBAL RESET / RESET PERSONAL SETTINGS, THEN PUSH RESET FOR ALL PROFILES.
TJ315432017-01-13. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. THIS IS A TECHNICAL JOURNAL: THIS JOURNAL IS A GUIDE FOR PERFORMING SOFTWARE DOWNLOADS. SERVICE: *SEE GUIDE UPDATED OCT. 12, 2016 FOR RELEVANT P5/SPA SOFTWARE DOWNLOAD INFORMATION: P5_SPA_SW_GUIDE.PDF SEE VIDA SOFTWARE TAB FOR ALL OTHER VEHICLES.THE ATTACHED CHECKLISTS CAN BE USED FOR RESTORING CUSTOMER SETTINGS, WHERE APPLICABLE.
TJ267532017-01-13. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THIS IS A TECHNICAL JOURNAL: IT HAS BEEN NOTICED ON REQUESTED MATERIALS THAT PAS SENSORS ARE ANALYZED WITHOUT FINDING ANY FAULT ON THE PARTS. AS A HELP TO THE TROUBLESHOOTING ON PARKING ASSISTANCE SYSTEM, WE HAVE DEVELOPED SOME POINTS OF POSSIBLE ACTIONS IN CASE OF PROBLEMS. FALSE DETECTION MAY BE CAUSED BY VARIOUS REASON EXPLAINED IN THIS TECHNICAL JOURNAL.
TJ319492017-01-13. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR; HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM: INVERTER. THIS IS A TECHNICAL JOURNAL: IF THE INVERTER GENERATOR MODULE (IGM) IS EXPOSED TO HIGH TEMPERATURES AND VIBRATION, A DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE (DTC) MAY BE SET INDICATING AN INTERNAL ISOLATION FAULT THAT WILL RENDER THE IGM INOPERABLE.THE CORRECTIVE ACTION IS TO CHECK THE VEHICLES IGM SERIAL NUMBER AGAINST THE ATTACHED “IGM HOUSING SERIAL NUMBERS” LIST. IF THE LABEL NUMBER FOR THE VEHICLES IGM IS LISTED IN THE “IGM HOUSING SERIAL NUMBER” LIST, REPLACE THE IGM. IF THE LABEL NUMBER FROM THE VEHICLES IGM IS NOT ON THE LIST, NO FURTHER ACTION IS NECESSARY.
SMB36-0012017-01-11. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL. THIS IS A SERVICE MANAGER BULLETIN: DUE TO LONG SOFTWARE DOWNLOAD TIMES AND ADDITIONAL WORK CONNECTED TO THIS, THE FOLLOWING VST TIMES WILL BE TEMPORARILY INCREASED FOR SPA PLATFORM VEHICLES ONLY.EFFECTIVE WITH CLAIMS DATED JULY 16, 2016 THE FOLLOWING TIMES WILL BE EFFECTIVE. 36002: SOFTWARE CONTROL MODULE DOWNLOADING OR 36004: SOFTWARE CONTROL MODULE DOWNLOADING
PB32S398032016092016-12-29. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR; HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM: INVERTER. THIS IS A PARTS BULLETIN: IF THE INVERTER GENERATOR MODULE (IGM) IS EXPOSED TO HIGH TEMPERATURES AND VIBRATION, A DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE (DTC) MAY BE SET INDICATING AN INTERNAL ISOLATION FAULT THAT WILL RENDER THE IGM INOPERABLE.THE CORRECTIVE ACTION IS TO CHECK THE VEHICLES IGM SERIAL NUMBER AGAINST THE ATTACHED “IGM HOUSING SERIAL NUMBERS” LIST. IF THE LABEL NUMBER FOR THE VEHICLES IGM IS LISTED IN THE “IGM HOUSING SERIAL NUMBER” LIST, REPLACE THE IGM. IF THE LABEL NUMBER FROM THE VEHICLES IGM IS NOT ON THE LIST, NO FURTHER ACTION IS NECESSARY.
S39803201609262016-12-29. Service bulletin. HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM: INVERTER; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR. THIS IS A QUALITY BULLETIN: IF THE INVERTER GENERATOR MODULE (IGM) IS EXPOSED TO HIGH TEMPERATURES AND VIBRATION, A DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE (DTC) MAY BE SET INDICATING AN INTERNAL ISOLATION FAULT THAT WILL RENDER THE IGM INOPERABLE.THE CORRECTIVE ACTION IS TO CHECK THE VEHICLES IGM SERIAL NUMBER AGAINST THE ATTACHED “IGM HOUSING SERIAL NUMBERS” LIST. IF THE LABEL NUMBER FOR THE VEHICLES IGM IS LISTED IN THE “IGM HOUSING SERIAL NUMBER” LIST, REPLACE THE IGM. IF THE LABEL NUMBER FROM THE VEHICLES IGM IS NOT ON THE LIST, NO FURTHER ACTION IS NECESSARY.
TJ319491020160922016-12-29. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR. THIS IS A TECHNICAL JOURNAL: IF THE INVERTER GENERATOR MODULE (IGM) IS EXPOSED TO HIGH TEMPERATURES AND VIBRATION, A DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE (DTC) MAY BE SET INDICATING AN INTERNAL ISOLATION FAULT THAT WILL RENDER THE IGM INOPERABLE.THE CORRECTIVE ACTION IS TO CHECK THE VEHICLES IGM SERIAL NUMBER AGAINST THE ATTACHED “IGM HOUSING SERIAL NUMBERS” LIST. IF THE LABEL NUMBER FOR THE VEHICLES IGM IS LISTED IN THE “IGM HOUSING SERIAL NUMBER” LIST, REPLACE THE IGM. IF THE LABEL NUMBER FROM THE VEHICLES IGM IS NOT ON THE LIST, NO FURTHER ACTION IS NECESSARY.
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.
SMB31001201604282016-12-24. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THIS IS A TECHNICAL BULLETIN : THERE MAY COME A TIME WHERE A CUSTOMER VEHICLE WILL REQUIRE TECHNICAL SERVICE AND YOU WILL BE INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE AND SHIP A DEFECTIVE LITHIUM HYBRID BATTERY DIRECTLY TO OUR SUPPLIER OR THE TMA DEPARTMENT FOR TECHNICAL EVALUATION.
TJ31400201604212016-12-22. Service bulletin. ENGINE; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THIS IS A TECHNICAL JOURNAL : FOR A NO CRANK, NO START CONDITION WHERE THE OBC (ON BOARD CHARGER) IS NOT RESPONDING IN VIDA (OBC_NOT_RESPONDING.JPG), AND THERE ARE NO RELATED DTCS, FOLLOW PROCEDURE 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.
TJ30991201604192016-12-22. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; EQUIPMENT. THIS IS A TECHNICAL JOURNAL : BEGINNING NOVEMBER 23RD 2015, THE XC90 COURTESY UPGRADE (QBC-10006) MUST BE PERFORMED ON ALL VEHICLES PRIOR TO STRUCTURE WEEK 2015W46 BEFORE DOWNLOADING ANY OTHER SOFTWARE, INCLUDING PRE DELIVERY SERVICE SOFTWARE, AND INCLUDING MAP DATA LOADED VIA USB.
TJ31120201604122016-12-22. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; ENGINE. THIS IS A TECHNICAL JOURNAL : * VSTG OP NO. ADDED. * TEXT ADDED UNDER SERVICE. “VSTG OP NO. SEE ATTACHMENT” * ENGINE VARIANT ADDED ECM=ENGINE CONTROL MODULE VIDA= VEHICLE INFORMATION AND DIAGNOSTICS FOR AFTERSALES VSTG= VOLVO STANDARD TIME GUIDE IF THE “CHECK ENGINE” INDICATOR IS ON AND DTC ECM-P017100 IS POSTED, PLEASE FOLLOW ADVICE UNDER SERVICE.
SPJ31410201604082016-12-21. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. THIS IS A SERVICE PRODUCT JOURNAL : WHEN PERFORMING SOFTWARE DOWNLOADS TO A VEHICLE THERE MIGHT BE AN UNHANDLED SCRIPT EXCEPTION OR ERROR MESSAGE. WE DON’T HAVE THE FULL SCOPE ON WHICH SOFTWARES ARE AFFECTED BY THIS.
S397882016-07-07. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. BECM Software Upgrade Volvo has identified that drivers of affected vehicles may experience a false warning (Hybrid Systems Service Required) in the Driver Information Module (DIM). This is due to a software error in the Battery Energy Control Module (BECM).
TJ 313982016-06-22. Service bulletin. TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. 2016 XC90 D-TPMS, Service required and DTC’s Warning lights and chimes/Tire pressure monitoring, Service required warning TPMS troubleshooting CSC = LI Tyre x1 replace (only use if removing tyre to inspect TPMS sensor brand) Sensor (TPMS) x 1 replace (only use if replacing TPMS sensor) If the vehicle is equipped with direct tyre pressure monitoring sensors (D-TPMS), follow advice under “Service” if a warning message TPMS Service Required in DIM with one or more DTC’s related to communication issues between TPMS sensors and the vehicle.
TJ 313912016-06-22. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. Service Campaign S39788: BECM Software Upgrade DESCRIPTION: Volvo Car USA LLC and Volvo Car of Canada Ltd (Volvo) on behalf of Volvo Car Corporation, has decided to launch Service Campaign S39788 on a limited number of model year 2016 XC90 Hybrid T8 vehicles. Volvo has identified that drivers of affected vehicles may experience a false warning, (Hybrid Systems Service Required) in the Driver Information Module (DIM). This is due to a software error in the Battery Energy Control Module (BECM). The corrective action is to perform a software upgrade to the BECM.

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