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Volvo C70 2004–2008technical service bulletin

Bulletin RTJ-19139 · NHTSA communication 10027424 · issued Oct 17, 2008

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Air Bags
component
2004–2008
model years
15
vehicle entries

Official summary

Volvo vehicles: pad lamp, logic changed with srs sw upgrade. The pad (passenger airbag disabled) lamp illuminates when the front passenger seat is unoccupied. Earlier vehicles within same range, receive a total can or srs reload or upgrade will receive the new logic. *pe

What a TSB means. Technical service bulletins are repair guidance manufacturers send to dealers — they are not recalls, and repairs are not automatically free (warranty extensions are an exception worth checking). The full document is available via NHTSA’s vehicle lookup.