Volvo bulletin 36514
What it saysThis is a Technical Journal: Software Update Fails and VIDA Can't Connect, VGM Unresponsive. NHTSA’s full summary ↓
Volvo filed this with NHTSA as a service bulletin dated Apr 21, 2025, received Oct 30, 2024 — 2 documents under this number. It names 20 model years (2018–2023). A service bulletin is not a safety recall: it is the manufacturer telling its dealers how to diagnose or repair a condition, and whether the work is paid for depends on the warranty in force. Quoting the number at a service desk can save a diagnosis.
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What the bulletin says
Source: NHTSA's summary of the manufacturer's communicationThis is a Technical Journal: Software Update Fails and VIDA Can't Connect, VGM Unresponsive. Reset or replace VGM.
Documents filed under this number
| Document | Kind | Dated | NHTSA id | At NHTSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36514 | Service bulletin | Apr 21, 2025 | 11020447 | |
| 36514 | Service bulletin | Sep 21, 2024 | 11009509 |
The summary is NHTSA’s abstract of the document, as filed under 49 CFR 579.5. One communication is usually filed as several documents — the bulletin, a dealer notice, an owner letter — and the number on any of them finds this page. A PDF link is shown only once NHTSA’s own server has been seen to serve that document; the rest are checked over the following nights. Quote the number at a service desk; it is what the dealer’s system is keyed on.
Model years it names
Source: as the manufacturer filed themAlso filed against model years this site has no page for: 2022 Volvo Duplicate C40BEV; 2023 Volvo Duplicate C40BEV.
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What owners reported
Source: NHTSA complaint databaseOwners of the 18 model years this bulletin names have filed 388 complaints with NHTSA since 2015.
A complaint is one owner’s account, not a defect finding, and a bulletin is not a recall. Nothing here says this bulletin was issued because of these complaints, or that the repair it describes fixed them. Complaint files on this site begin in 2015.
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Common questions
Source: NHTSA, 49 CFR 579.5Is Volvo 36514 a recall?
No. A service bulletin is a manufacturer communication filed with NHTSA under 49 CFR 579.5; a safety recall carries an NHTSA campaign number (two digits, a letter, six digits) and a federal duty to repair for free. Check the vehicle’s recalls by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls, or on its page here.
Is the 36514 repair free?
Not automatically. A service bulletin describes how to diagnose or repair a condition; who pays depends on the warranty in force, any extension, and the dealer. Quoting the number can save a diagnosis either way.
Which vehicles does 36514 cover?
The manufacturer filed it against 20 model years: 2023 Volvo C40, 2022 Volvo C40, 2023 Volvo S60, 2023 Volvo S90, 2022 Volvo S90, 2021 Volvo S90 and more. Whether one particular vehicle is affected is a matter of its VIN and its build, not its model year alone.