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Volvo C30 2003–2017technical service bulletin

Bulletin TJ19967 · NHTSA communication 10110145 · issued Jun 3, 2016

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment Adaptive/mobility
component
2003–2017
model years
60
vehicle entries

Official summary

Blisters/bubbles may appear on the air vent surfaces. The blistering of the material is often caused by an air freshener applied directly to the air vents. Do not attach any sort of air freshener directly on air vents.

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.