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Volvo S80 2011–2012technical service bulletin

Bulletin TJ-26091 · NHTSA communication 10043879 · issued Mar 29, 2012

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2011–2012
model years
6
vehicle entries

Official summary

Volvo: when using low octane in vehicle, it hesitates upon accelerating and high altitude or hot ambient temperature, makes it worse. *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.