2013 Volvo XC90 Technical Service Bulletins

223 technical service bulletins (TSBs) are on record for the 2013 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.

• 10146453May 17, 2017Seat belts. This bulletin is a service manager bulletin. Seat Belt Extender.
• 10146447May 12, 2017Electrical system. This is a Technical Journal: This Journal is a guide for performing Software Downloads. Service: *See guide updated Oct. 12, 2016 for relevant P5/SPA Software Download information: P5_SPA_SW_Guide.pdf See VIDA Software tab for all other vehicles.The attached checklists can be used for restoring customer settings, where applicable.
• 10167953May 11, 2017Electrical system, Equipment. Software Installation Policy changes.
• 10167952May 10, 2017Equipment, Electrical system. Descripition of Goodwill Policy and Guidelines.
• 10167909Apr 13, 2017Equipment. Please return stock of 31430070 service kit to your servicing distribution center.
• 10167907Apr 13, 2017Electrical system, Equipment. This is a Service Product Journal: VIDA will not support Windows 8.1 after June 30th 2017
• 10167901Mar 24, 2017Electrical system. This is a Technical Journal: Replacing CEM or Recommunicating with a 'sleeping' vehicle
• 10167701Mar 24, 2017Electrical system. This is a Technical Journal: Replacing CEM or Recommunicating with a 'sleeping' vehicle
• 10167724Mar 18, 2017Equipment. VOLVO CARS SERVICE AND PARTS BUSINESS Service Manager Bulletin TITLE : The Volvo Replacement Part Lifetime Warranty GROUP : NO : ISSUING DEPARTMENT : CAR MARKET : Warranty United States 00 342 REFERENCE BULLETINS : DATE : YEAR MONTH DAY SERVICE SERVICE WARRANTY 2015 06 09 MANAGER WRITER ADMINISTRATOR Service Personnel : Read and initial Page 1 of 3 THE VOLVO REPLACEMENT PARTS LIFETIME WARRANTY CUSTOMER OFFER To…
• 10167723Mar 18, 2017Equipment. VOLVO CARS SERVICE AND PARTS BUSINESS Service Manager Bulletin TITLE : Volvo Lifetime Replacement Parts & Labour Warranty GROUP : NO : ISSUING DEPARTMENT : CAR MARKET : Warranty Canada 00 342C REFERENCE BULLETINS : DATE : YEAR MONTH DAY SERVICE SERVICE WARRANTY 2015 09 18 MANAGER WRITER ADMINISTRATOR Service Personnel : Read and initial Page 1 of 4 VOLVO LIFETIME REPLACEMENT PARTS & LABOUR WARRANTY CUSTOMER OFFER…
• 10167722Mar 18, 2017Steering. VOLVO CARS SERVICE AND PARTS BUSINESS Technical Journal TITLE : Vehicle type and platform identification REF NO : ISSUING DEPARTMENT : CAR MARKET : United States and Canada TJ 19245 Technical Service PARTNER : ISSUE DATE : 3 US 7510 Volvo Cars North America YEAR MONTH DAY 2014 02 06 FUNC GROUP : FUNC DESC : 0 Publications Page 1 of 3 Attachment Vehicle Type Eng Struc Week Type Eng Sales Body Gear Steer Model Year…
• 10167853Mar 2, 2017Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors), Equipment. Wiper blade replacements due to wear or a quantifiable manufacturing defect are covered under the Adjustment Coverage period for 12 months or 12,000 miles/20,000 kilometers, whichever occurs first.
• 10167697Feb 28, 2017Electrical system. MIDTRONICS PSC-550S and PSC-700 VEHICLE POWER SUPPLY information
• 10167696Feb 28, 2017Equipment. Please produce a Special Tool Bulletin using the attached draft copy.
• 10167895Feb 24, 2017Electrical system. This is a Technical Journal: This Journal is a guide for performing Software Downloads. Service: *See guide updated Oct. 12, 2016 for relevant P5/SPA Software Download information: P5_SPA_SW_Guide.pdf See VIDA Software tab for all other vehicles.The attached checklists can be used for restoring customer settings, where applicable.
• 10167887Feb 15, 2017Body and structure, Electrical system. Technical Journal TITLE : The Error Frame Finder (EFF) can be an aid in fault tracing intermittent CAN network problems by providing a visible indication of error frames that are being transmitted on the network when the fault becomes active. The advantage of using the EFF function is that error frames are usually transmitted on the network before a vehicle symptom can occur.
• 10167886Feb 14, 2017Transmission and drivetrain. This is a Technical Journal: Rough shifts, 5-4, Neutral Control, N-D TF80SC/SD Due to internal tolerance deviation in automatic gearbox, (TF80SC/SD) the customer may experience rough shift from 5:th to 4:th gear, or/and shift shock after standing still at brake release, or/and harsh engagement N-D shift. DTC TCM-P089500 might not be stored even with above stated symptoms.
• 10167872Feb 3, 2017Equipment. This is a Service Manager Bulletin: Service Scheduling system enhancements. Improving Service Action/Recall scheduling.
• 10167847Jan 28, 2017Equipment, Wheels. Winter Wheel Applications including rim sizes, steel wheel parts numbers and wheel cover part numbers
• 10167861Jan 14, 2017Equipment. This is a Service Manager Bulletin: The online bookstore, www.volvotechinfo.com, serves Volvo Retailers, employees, Independent Repairers and customers throughout the United States and Canada by providing easy order-access to service, parts and owners? literature over the Internet.
• 10167746Jan 4, 2017Equipment. Please use attached file to create new version of bulletin. Please remove original bulletin by same number dated 2/18/2010.
• 10167808Dec 21, 2016Wheels, Equipment. This is a Parts Bulletin: Wheel Cross Reference, used to assist in identifying the correct spare replacement wheel, by stamping, name and size.
• 10167817Dec 9, 2016Wheels, Equipment. This is a Parts Bulletin: Wheel Cross Reference, used to assist in identifying the correct spare replacement wheel, by stamping, name and size.
• 10167815Dec 8, 2016Equipment. While performing repairs, on vehicles covered by Volvo's New Vehicle Warranty, the Technical Help Desk may support the dealer by providing a specific diagnostic labor operation. This will aid the Warranty Administrator when claiming reimbursement for diagnostic labor while not adversely affecting the dealers General Operation Index.
• 10167833Dec 3, 2016Equipment, Wheels. This is a Parts Bulletin: Wheel Cross Reference, used to assist in identifying the correct spare replacement wheel, by stamping, name and size.
• 10167832Dec 3, 2016Equipment, Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors), Lane departure. This is a Technical Journal: "BLIS service required" may be displayed in DIM(Drivers Information Module) intermittently during start, without any corresponding DTC's set. This may occur if the BLIS camera heating element is broken due to a hot spot, or if the lead cable for the heater element has become loose due to a bad soldering. Start the engine and make sure that the ambient temperature is below 28ºC (82ºF) to…
• 10167828Dec 3, 2016Brakes. This is a Technical Journal: When sensitive information, like vehicle speed, brake usage, etc. (customer behavoiur information) of a car is required from Volvo Car Corporation from external sources, either of these two documents should be filled in and attached to the affected Vehicle Report. (External sources: Authority, Insurance companies, Rental companies, etc)
• 10168247Nov 29, 2016Equipment. VOLVO CARS SERVICE AND PARTS BUSINESS Service Manager Bulletin TITLE : Workshop Systems Requirements and Guidelines VIDA in 2015 , Peer - to - Peer Infrastructure GROUP : NO : ISSUING DEPARTMENT : CAR MARKET : United States and Canada 00 337 REFERENCE BULLETINS : DATE : YEAR MONTH DAY SERVICE SERVICE WARRANTY 2015 01 19 MANAGER WRITER ADMINISTRATOR Service Personnel : Read and initial Page 1 of 17 ? Right first…
• 10168245Nov 22, 2016Equipment. This is a Technical Journal: In case of complaint of Noise, some "tools" have been created to help you to do a better and more precise fault tracing
• 10205639Nov 4, 2016Engine cooling, Fuel system, Other or unknown. Volvo Complimentary Factory schedualed maintenance
• 10088666Oct 21, 2016Electrical system. This is a technical journal: this journal is a guide for performing software downloads. Service: *see guide updated oct. 12, 2016 for relevant p5/spa software download information: p5_spa_sw_guide.pdf see vida software tab for all other vehicles.the attached checklists can be used for restoring customer settings, where applicable.
• 10088647Oct 19, 2016Electrical system. This is a technical journal: it has been noticed on requested materials that pas sensors are analyzed without finding any fault on the parts. As a help to the troubleshooting on parking assistance system, we have developed some points of possible actions in case of problems. False detection may be caused by various reason explained in this technical journal.
• 10088644Oct 19, 2016Engine. This is a technical journal: in case of complaint of noise, some "tools" have been created to help you to do a better and more precise fault tracing
• 10088566Oct 8, 2016Equipment. Volvo cars service and parts business service manager bulletin title : retail car delivery process all my 2016 s60 , v60 , xc60 , xc70 and s80 group : no:issuing department : car market : united states and canada 17 2016a service operations reference bulletins :date: smb 17 - 017,tj 29233 ,tj 20278 , warranty admin .
• 10088374Oct 7, 2016Equipment. Warranty, customer pay and/or internal repairs performed must be verified by a punched time flag on the back of the repair order hard copy. Each repair line must have a separate and identifiable time punch for the respective repair for all repair types, I.e., warranty, customer pay, and internal.
• 10087456Sep 13, 2016Equipment. This is a technical journal: it is provided as a guide for performing software downloads. Follow instructions provided for proper software downloads by year and model.
• 10087303Sep 6, 2016Electrical system. This is a technical journal: it is provided as a guide for performing software downloads. Follow instructions provided for proper software downloads by year and model.
• 10110188Aug 17, 2016Equipment. This is a Technical Journal: If the Volvo logo on the center of the steering wheel is peeling off or corroded, the logo itself can now be replaced (no need to replace the whole airbag unit). Replace carefully the Volvo logo according to repair method "TJ 31750 repair.pdf".
• 10110201Aug 15, 2016Equipment. This is a Technical Journal: If the Volvo logo on the center of the steering wheel is peeling off or corroded, the logo itself can now be replaced (no need to replace the whole airbag unit). Replace carefully the Volvo logo according to repair method "TJ 31750 repair.pdf".
• 10110200Aug 12, 2016Equipment. This is a Parts Bulletin:VOLVO EMBLEM EXTENDED. Volvo has determined that there is the potential for the VOLVO Iron Mark logo emblem on the radiator grille to peel off. The corrective action is to replace the VOLVO emblem on the radiator
• 10110199Aug 10, 2016Equipment. This is a Technical Journal: VOLVO EMBLEM EXTENDED. Volvo has determined that there is the potential for the VOLVO Iron Mark logo emblem on the radiator grille to peel off. The corrective action is to replace the VOLVO emblem on the radiator as described in this Technical Journal
• 10110185Jul 29, 2016Equipment. This document is a Quality Bulletin: VOLVO EMBLEM EXTENDED. Volvo has determined that there is the potential for the VOLVO Iron Mark logo emblem on the radiator grille to peel off. The corrective action is to replace the VOLVO emblem on the radiator grille Iron Mark logo, if the vehicle displays the condition listed in this Quality bulletin.
• 10110186Jul 28, 2016Equipment. This document is a Technical Journal: VOLVO EMBLEM EXTENDED. Volvo has determined that there is the potential for the VOLVO Iron Mark logo emblem on the radiator grille to peel off. The corrective action is to replace the VOLVO emblem on the radiator grille Iron Mark logo, if the vehicle displays the condition listed in this Quality bulletin.
• 10110184Jul 28, 2016Equipment. This document is a Parts Bulletin: VOLVO EMBLEM EXTENDED. Volvo has determined that there is the potential for the VOLVO Iron Mark logo emblem on the radiator grille to peel off. The corrective action is to replace the VOLVO emblem on the radiator grille Iron Mark logo, if the vehicle displays the condition listed in this Quality bulletin.
• 10110183Jul 25, 2016Electrical system, Other or unknown. This document is a Technical Journal: Effective immediately, all 12V batteries may be tested using the hand held battery tester 9513030 (BT3300). The VIDA test is still available but no longer required. For battery replacements under warranty, the code generated by the BT3300 must be manually copied into the repair order text. It must also be printed and attached to the hard copy of the repair order.
• 10127339Jul 15, 2016Equipment. This document is a Service Product Journal: Memory used for VIDA is not fully optimized and below examples of symptoms might therefore occur. VIDA will run slow after some time. VIDA might freeze. Certain operations might stop working. In order to release stored session memory, restart VIDA as needed throughout the day in order to minimize the risk to experience above symptoms.
• 10127330Jul 1, 2016Electrical system. This document is a Technical Journal: Information about valid Software partnumbers to order and download Software for "PDS" Pre-Delivery Service
• 10110170Jun 28, 2016Equipment. In case of complaint of Noise, some "tools" have been created to help you to do a better and more precise fault tracing
• 10110169Jun 27, 2016Electrical system. A new feature will be available in VIDA version 16.4 where by users will be automatically informed when their passwords are about to expire. The pop-up window example, in the attachment, will be shown 14 days prior to the expiraton date. When this occurs, please change the password as soon as possible, in order to prevent from being locked out.
• 10110168Jun 27, 2016Electrical system. Below error message may be shown in VIDA when selecting the Software tab in VIDA. With this message, it will not be possible to purchase Software Products. "124 - Client ID is not registered"

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