Volvo S40 2004–2009 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin TJ-7732 · NHTSA communication 10033809 · issued Apr 22, 2010
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Wheels
component
2004–2009
model years
11
vehicle entries
Official summary
Volvo: grinding bearing noise from rear hub, awd. May be grinding noise from rear hub on vehicles with all wheel drive (awd). Symptom could be caused by worn out hub bearing due to geometrical conflict with brake dust shield. *pe
Vehicles covered
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.