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Volvo S60 2015–2016technical service bulletin

Bulletin S29842-1 · NHTSA communication 10146105 · issued Nov 7, 2017

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine
component
2015–2016
model years
11
vehicle entries

Official summary

This is a quality bulletin. Volvo Car USA LLC on behalf of Volvo Car Corporation, has decided to launch Service Action S29842 on certain model year 2015 ? 2016 XC60, S60, V60, S80, V70XC & 2016 XC90 vehicles. Volvo has identified that the spark plugs may crack due to abnormal combustion. The corrective action is replacement of the spark plugs with a new and improved design, per the VIDA instructions located in the VIDA path below. Information ? Repair - Removal, Replacement and Installation - 2 Engine With Mountings and Equipment, - 281 Ignition Coil, Spark Plug, Ignition Cable - Spark Plugs N

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.