2008 Volvo XC90 Technical Service Bulletins

215 technical service bulletins (TSBs) are on record for the 2008 Volvo XC90. TSBs are notes manufacturers send to dealers about repair procedures for issues seen in the field. They are not recalls and do not by themselves mean a vehicle has a fault.

• 10037485Nov 19, 2010Electrical system. Volvo: software being downloaded is interrupted and the cem fails. There is a cem recovery method.
• 10037523Nov 17, 2010Equipment, Engine cooling. Volvo: low oil level or excessive oil consumption and the procedure to handle it.
• 10037522Nov 1, 2010Brakes. Volvo: rear parking assistance sensors may give false detections in wet conditions.
• 10034505Aug 25, 2010Engine cooling. Volvo: snow in fan motor. Blower fan/does not work. Blower fan/unusual noise. Snow may enter into the fan motor area due to heavy snowstorms.
• 10033816May 14, 2010Brakes. Volvo: unnecessary brake control module (bcm) replacements. When diagnosing diagnostic trouble codes (dtc's) for brake control system, technician must always follow complete diagnostic fault tracing path in vida. Vida always lists possible sources of fault.
• 10032911Oct 30, 2009Body and structure, Seats. Volvo: tailgate bump stops, adjustments for booming in 3rd row seat. A booming pulsation may be felt or heard in the 3rd row seats when the vehicle is stopped in drive, with the brake applied, and the engine at idle.
• 10031926Aug 4, 2009Suspension. Volvo: steering wheel misaligned, pulling while driving. When diagnosing a pulling condition while driving, incorrect wheel alignment, or incorrect steering wheel position, the root cause may be too much play in the lower control arm bolts in the rear suspension. After the chassis range in the header, a bolt with a wider waist was introduced to take up this play.
• 10030943Jul 10, 2009Suspension. Volvo: when diagnosing a single knock from the front suspension that occurs when the driver brakes and turns at low speeds, attention should be paid to the rear bushing in the front control arm where it connects to the front subframe.
• 10027285Jul 6, 2009Exterior lighting. Volvo: headlamp low beam connector replacement. A new method of repair for halogen type low-beam headlamps has been developed to address complaints for vehicles. Updated 3/27/09. *pe updated 12/23/09.
• 10030359May 15, 2009Electrical system, Fuel system. Volvo: leakage detection diagnostics improvements to remedy dtc's. All models from model years 2003-2008. Diagnostic monitor for the evaporative emission system small leak, has used a software function that calculates leakage based on a pressure inferred from the current consumed by an electric pump that pumps air into the fuel tank system.
• 10026143Sep 26, 2008Engine cooling. Volvo: extend warranty coverage for the engine management software (ems) on some model year 2003-2008 models. P45 csc letter was received. *pe ref: 10026144 (p-46), 10026145 (p-54), 10026146 (p-55), 10026147 (p-76). Updated 6/10/09.
• 10025482Jul 1, 2008Transmission and drivetrain. Sp 432-025, control unit, gear selector replacement; at2512c, ato2512c, at2812c, ato3112c.
• 10022612Jan 3, 2008Fuel system. Leakage diagnostic function improvements to remedy dtc's. *kb updated 1/22/08. *nj updated 4/7/08.
• 10023632Nov 13, 2007Electrical system. Customer satisfaction software upgrade, p2x cps+.
• 10022699Jul 15, 2007Tires. New technical courses available. Introduction to tire pressure monitoring systems - classes now available. This course is intended to familiarize technicians and workshop foremen with volvo's tire pressure monitoring systems.

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