Volvo 700 1997–2017 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin SPJ3070120160419 · NHTSA communication 10087107 · issued Apr 19, 2016
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
1997–2017
model years
60
vehicle entries
Official summary
This is a service product journal : the previously reported issue with vida 2015 and battery testing has been resolved. Vida 2015 battery testing is the only approved method for producing battery test codes. The use of vida classic or other measuring tools is not considered acceptable when submitting warranty claims.
Vehicles covered
- 1997 Volvo 700
- 1998 Volvo 700
- 2000 Volvo 700
- 2003 Volvo 700
- 1998 Volvo 740
- 2000 Volvo 740
- 2002 Volvo 740
- 1997 Volvo 745
- 1998 Volvo 745
- 1997 Volvo 765
- 1998 Volvo 765
- 1997 Volvo 780
- 1998 Volvo 780
- 1999 Volvo 780
- 2005 Volvo 780
- 2006 Volvo 780
- 2009 Volvo 780
- 2010 Volvo 780
- 1997 Volvo 850
- 1998 Volvo 850
- 1999 Volvo 850
- 2000 Volvo 850
- 1997 Volvo 854
- 1997 Volvo 855
- 2000 Volvo 855
- 1997 Volvo 900
- 1998 Volvo 900
- 1997 Volvo 940
- 1998 Volvo 940
- 1997 Volvo 945
- 1998 Volvo 945
- 1997 Volvo 960
- 1998 Volvo 960
- 1997 Volvo 964
- 1997 Volvo 965
- 1998 Volvo 965
- 2007 Volvo C30
- 2008 Volvo C30
- 2009 Volvo C30
- 2010 Volvo C30
- 2011 Volvo C30
- 2012 Volvo C30
- 2013 Volvo C30
- 1997 Volvo C70
- 1998 Volvo C70
- 1999 Volvo C70
- 2000 Volvo C70
- 2001 Volvo C70
- 2002 Volvo C70
- 2003 Volvo C70
- 2004 Volvo C70
- 2005 Volvo C70
- 2006 Volvo C70
- 2007 Volvo C70
- 2008 Volvo C70
- 2009 Volvo C70
- 2010 Volvo C70
- 2011 Volvo C70
- 2012 Volvo C70
- 2013 Volvo C70
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.