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Volvo 850 1997–2001technical service bulletin

Bulletin 460005 · NHTSA communication 616755 · issued Jan 1, 2001

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Wheels
component
1997–2001
model years
11
vehicle entries

Official summary

This service bulletin contains information to ensure that the all-wheel drive (awd) system is not damaged when servicing wheels and tires. It also contains information about checking the freewheel and viscous coupling for the all-wheel drive (awd) system. *tt

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.