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Volvo S60 2008–2015technical service bulletin

Bulletin TJ-27500 · NHTSA communication 10053205 · issued Jul 30, 2013

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Service Brakes, Electric
component
2008–2015
model years
28
vehicle entries

Official summary

Volvo: required retraction of rear caliper brake pistons, during maintenance service/replacing, on certain vehicles, to rear brake pads. Models 2008-9999 124 (s80), 135 (v70), 136 (xc70) and 2010-9999 156 (xc60) and 2011-9999 134 (s60).

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.