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Volvo XC90 2016–2017technical service bulletin

Bulletin PB29-S39820-2017 · NHTSA communication 10167949 · issued May 5, 2017

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2016–2017
model years
2
vehicle entries

Official summary

Volvo Car USA LLC and Volvo Car of Canada Ltd (Volvo) on behalf of Volvo Car Corporation, has decided to launch Service Action S39820 on certain model year 2016 ? 2017 XC90 T8 Hybrid vehicles. Volvo has identified that the remote start functionality may be missing. The corrective action is to download Engine Remote Start Application 31678916.

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.