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Volvo 850 1996–1997technical service bulletin

Bulletin 010401 · NHTSA communication 620151 · issued Apr 1, 2001

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
1996–1997
model years
3
vehicle entries

Official summary

This bulletin provides information about problems identified with volvo obdii readiness codes and serves as advisory information for state inspection / maintenance (i/m) programs. This information has been discussed with the u.s. Environmental protection agency (us epa). *tt

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.