Volvo bulletin A10291
What it saysVolvo Car USA LLC and Volvo Car Canada LTD, on behalf of Volvo Car Corporation, has decided to launch Active Service Action A10291 on certain Model Year 2024 XC40 vehicles. NHTSA’s full summary ↓
Volvo filed this with NHTSA as a service bulletin dated Dec 2, 2024, received Jan 7, 2025, about the power train. It names 1 model year (2024). 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 Car USA LLC and Volvo Car Canada LTD, on behalf of Volvo Car Corporation, has decided to launch Active Service Action A10291 on certain Model Year 2024 XC40 vehicles. Volvo Cars Quality investigations have identified that the O-ring in the piston movement path on the Active on Demand Coupling (AOC) is wider than designed causing the O-ring seal to twist. As a result, internal leakage may occur. The corrective action is to replace the AOC. A10291 affects 26 cars in the United States and 2 in Canada.
Document filed under this number
| Document | Kind | Dated | NHTSA id | At NHTSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A10291 | Service bulletin | Dec 2, 2024 | 11012560 |
What the document itself lists
Part the bulletin names
| Part number | Description | Qty | Find it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 36013048 | Clutch, exch | — | eBay Motors → |
Read by machine from the document NHTSA serves (2 pages), read Sep 30, 2026. A part number is shown only where it matches Volvo’s own catalogue shape, an operation only with its code and time, and a description only where the reader got it whole; anything it could not settle is left out, and the PDF is the record. Times are the manufacturer’s warranty allowances, not a quote. Listings and prices on eBay Motors are the seller’s.
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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 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 1 model year this bulletin names have filed 28 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 power train
Source: same model, same component group22 other manufacturer communications filed against the Volvo XC40 under the same component group (power train), newest first. The eight newest are listed; the rest are on the Volvo list.
| Number | Kind | Dated | NHTSA’s summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 37504.3.0 | Service bulletin | Sep 19, 2026 | This is a TJ Text Only no attachment If a customer experiences a DIM message stating "Propulsion Service Required" and IEM P0A7A48 is stored… |
| 36774.4.0 | Service bulletin | Sep 17, 2026 | This is a Technical Journal: Text plus 1 PDF -- DTC TCM P277C07 set. If the TCM DTC listed below is set, A new transmission hardware solutio… |
| 36774.3.0 | Service bulletin | Jun 10, 2026 | This is a Technical Journal: DTC TCM P277C07 set. If the TCM DTC listed below is set, A new transmission hardware solution has been introduc… |
| 36496.10.0 | Service bulletin | May 7, 2026 | This is a Technical Journal: Intermittent knocking noise during acceleration. If the sound corresponds to attached sound file, change front… |
| 37299 | Service bulletin | Feb 4, 2026 | This a Technical Journal plus 1 mp4 file If a customer experiences noise from the rear of the vehicle, often generated at low speeds and dur… |
| 37504 | Service bulletin | Dec 20, 2025 | This is a TJ Text Only no attachment If a customer experiences a DIM message stating "Propulsion Service Required" and IEM P0A7A48 is stored… |
| 37228 | Service bulletin | Dec 20, 2025 | This is a Technical Journal: Vehicle jerks in low speed when Start/Stop is active. Improved software is introduced from version 3.5.14. |
| 35732 | Service bulletin | Mar 14, 2025 | This is a Technical Journal: Clicking sound from transmission area. This is considered a normal operating characteristic/function of the ve… |
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Common questions
Source: NHTSA, 49 CFR 579.5Is Volvo A10291 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 A10291 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 A10291 cover?
The manufacturer filed it against 1 model year: 2024 Volvo XC40. Whether one particular vehicle is affected is a matter of its VIN and its build, not its model year alone.