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Volvo C30 1998–2017technical service bulletin

Bulletin TJ26745.7.2 · NHTSA communication 10110183 · issued Jul 25, 2016

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
1998–2017
model years
60
vehicle entries

Official summary

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.

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.