Volvo S80 2007–2009 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin RTJ-20858 · NHTSA communication 10030288 · issued Apr 15, 2009
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Steering
component
2007–2009
model years
7
vehicle entries
Official summary
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
Vehicles covered
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.