Volvo bulletin M0039 032026
What it saysEmissions _ EC0039 MST21 Failure to Detect P20EE. NHTSA’s full summary ↓
Volvo filed this with NHTSA as an emissions communication dated Mar 3, 2026, received Apr 2, 2026, about the electrical system. It names 2 model years (2020–2021). An emissions communication is not a safety recall — there is no NHTSA campaign number and no federal requirement — but it is usually work the manufacturer pays for on the vehicles it names; the dealer checks the VIN against the manufacturer’s list.
What the bulletin says
Source: NHTSA's summary of the manufacturer's communicationWhat it applies to, as the document itself states it — the build window in the manufacturer’s own words, read by machine from the PDF NHTSA serves. The build date is on the certification label in the driver’s door jamb; the dealer settles a borderline vehicle by its VIN.
Emissions _ EC0039 MST21 Failure to Detect P20EE.
Trouble codes it names: P20EE all 1 read from the document itself; NHTSA’s summary names none
Document filed under this number
| Document | Kind | Dated | NHTSA id | At NHTSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M0039 032026 | Emissions | Mar 3, 2026 | 11030480 | PDF, 815 KB |
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: 2020 Volvo VN; 2021 Volvo VN.
None of these model years has a page on this site (it covers EPA-certified cars, trucks and SUVs from 2016), so the bulletin is listed here on its own.
More bulletins about the electrical system
Source: same model, same component group4 other manufacturer communications filed against the Volvo VN under the same component group (electrical system), newest first.
| Number | Kind | Dated | NHTSA’s summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| S4719 202512 | Service campaign | Dec 1, 2025 | SC - Electric Exhaust Heater Control Unit Update |
| S4636 102025 | Service campaign | Oct 1, 2025 | SC - Vehicles were programmed with the incorrect Engine Electronic Control Unit (EECU) Software. |
| S0302 202409 | Service campaign | Sep 24, 2024 | Service Campaign: TGW3 Non-Communication |
| S0302 202408 | Service campaign | Aug 28, 2024 | Service Campaign: Volvo trucks has determined that certain VN and VHD model trucks built with TGW3 have stopped communicating after producti… |
Quote the number at the service desk. It is what the dealer’s system is keyed on.
Every manufacturer communication NHTSA holds for Volvo, by the number printed on the letter.
Common questions
Source: NHTSA, 49 CFR 579.5Is Volvo M0039 032026 a recall?
No. A emissions communication 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.
Is the M0039 032026 repair free?
A emissions communication is usually paid by the manufacturer on the vehicles it names, within the terms and time limit the document sets; the dealer checks the VIN against the manufacturer’s list.
Which vehicles does M0039 032026 cover?
The manufacturer filed it against 2 model years: 2020 Volvo VN, 2021 Volvo VN. Whether one particular vehicle is affected is a matter of its VIN and its build, not its model year alone. The document itself sets the build window: built on or after 20 Jul 2017 — the build date is on the certification label in the driver’s door jamb.