Volvo XC40 2017–2019 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin TJ33962 · NHTSA communication 10149969 · issued Jul 27, 2018
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Suspension
component
2017–2019
model years
3
vehicle entries
Official summary
This is a Technical Journal: Click noise from rear body/suspension/shock absorber. Remove: - wheel - outer wheelhouse trim panel - plastic cap from the shock absorber top mount (see picture 1) Spray PFPE anti-squeak grease in the upper opening in the top mount
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.