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Volvo service campaign SC S4864 202604

What it saysSC - Alternator Tensioner Belt NHTSA’s full summary ↓

Volvo filed this with NHTSA as a service campaign dated Apr 1, 2026, received May 4, 2026, about the electrical system. It names 2 model years (2026). A service campaign 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 communication

SC - Alternator Tensioner Belt

Kind Service campaign Manufacturer date Apr 1, 2026 Received by NHTSA May 4, 2026 Components Electrical System, Engine

Document filed under this number

DocumentKindDatedNHTSA idAt NHTSA
SC S4864 202604Service campaignApr 1, 202611032079PDF, 346 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 them

Also filed against: 2026 Volvo VNL (4); 2026 Volvo VNR (4).

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 group

7 other manufacturer communications filed against these Volvo models under the same component group (electrical system), newest first.

NumberKindDatedNHTSA’s summary
S4591 202511Service campaignNov 26, 2025CBR - VN(4) Parking Heater Plumbing.
SC4405 202504Service campaignApr 2, 2025SC - Volvo Trucks has determined that certain VN model trucks have a mislabeled Electronic Fuse & Relay Center (EFRC) Cover.
S4498 202504Service campaignApr 2, 2025SC - Volvo Trucks North America has determined that certain VN(4) model trucks may have been built without the dash-mounted Battery Saver Sw…
S4466 2020504Service campaignApr 2, 2025SC - Volvo Trucks has determined that the XC201 firewall connector lock may not fully latch due to an interference with a tab on the cab hoo…
SC - S4312 202502Service campaignFeb 19, 2025SC - Certain Volvo VN (4) model trucks may experience accelerated battery drain due to continuous power consumption by the Vehicle Master Co…
S4312 202412Service campaignDec 19, 2024Certain Volvo VN (4) model trucks may experience accelerated battery drain due to continuous power consumption by the Vehicle Master Control…
S4254 202412Service campaignDec 19, 2024Certain Volvo VN (4) model trucks built with three flexible switch panels did not receive the correct parameters for the switch panel assign…

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.

Photo: Christian Buehner / Unsplash

Common questions

Source: NHTSA, 49 CFR 579.5

Is Volvo SC S4864 202604 a recall?

No. A service campaign 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 SC S4864 202604 repair free?

A service campaign 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 SC S4864 202604 cover?

The manufacturer filed it against 2 model years: 2026 Volvo VNL (4), 2026 Volvo VNR (4). Whether one particular vehicle is affected is a matter of its VIN and its build, not its model year alone.