Volvo bulletin A10246a
What it saysVolvo Cars quality investigations have identified that the wrong tool parameter setting was used during rear leaf spring production on vehicles built with rear leaf spring suspension. NHTSA’s full summary ↓
Volvo filed this with NHTSA as a service bulletin dated Sep 26, 2023, received Oct 16, 2023, about the electronic stability control. It names 6 model years (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 communicationVolvo Cars quality investigations have identified that the wrong tool parameter setting was used during rear leaf spring production on vehicles built with rear leaf spring suspension. As a result, the rear suspension leaf spring may break.
Document filed under this number
| Document | Kind | Dated | NHTSA id | At NHTSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A10246a | Service bulletin | Sep 26, 2023 | 10244089 | not found |
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.
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Model years it names
Source: as the manufacturer filed themA vehicle page’s bulletin list shows the newest few communications filed against that model year; the count there is every one.
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What owners reported
Source: NHTSA complaint databaseOwners of the 6 model years this bulletin names have filed 108 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.
More bulletins about the electronic stability control
Source: same model, same component group1 other manufacturer communication filed against these Volvo models under the same component group (electronic stability control), newest first.
| Number | Kind | Dated | NHTSA’s summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| C00009 | Service bulletin | Jul 21, 2023 | COMPLIMENTARY UPGRADE C00009 DESCRIPTION. |
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Every manufacturer communication NHTSA holds for Volvo, by the number printed on the letter.
Common questions
Source: NHTSA, 49 CFR 579.5Is Volvo A10246a 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 A10246a 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 A10246a cover?
The manufacturer filed it against 6 model years: 2023 Volvo S60, 2023 Volvo S90, 2023 Volvo V60, 2023 Volvo V90, 2023 Volvo XC60, 2023 Volvo XC90. Whether one particular vehicle is affected is a matter of its VIN and its build, not its model year alone.