Volvo 850 1992–1996 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 809 · NHTSA communication 46374 · issued Sep 1, 1995
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Visibility
component
1992–1996
model years
5
vehicle entries
Official summary
Service bulletin supersedes sb 36-809 dated dec. 1994. A revised setting of the front wiper motor link arm has been introduced on production from vin 854-166000, 855-70000. When a wiper motor is replaced on any 850 the new motor should be set according to the following instuctions. The revised setting parks the motor armature in the optimum position carbon build up and extending motor life.
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.