TSB 35976.4.0 — Volvo Service bulletin

35976.4.0 is a service bulletin on file with NHTSA for the Volvo XC90, 2023–2024 model years. A TSB is factory repair guidance, not a recall — the repair is not automatically free.

What the bulletin says. This is a Technical Journal: 12V Critical Charge Message w/ MVBM-B166094 MVBM-B165F94 DTC's set. Do not replace the MVBM. Delete the DTC´s and perform a SW update. A new SW fix is planned 2024 quarter 1.

NHTSA's own summary of the document, quoted from the public manufacturer-communications file.

1Document filed
1Vehicle named
2Model years

Vehicles and model years 35976.4.0 names

VehicleModel years
Volvo XC90 2023, 2024

Every document filed under 35976.4.0

Document IDFiledType
35976.4.0 February 29, 2024 Service bulletin

What 35976.4.0 covers

Electrical — the component vocabulary NHTSA files this communication under.

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Questions buyers ask

What is TSB 35976.4.0?

35976.4.0 is a service bulletin filed with NHTSA by Volvo, covering the Volvo XC90 across the 2023–2024 model years. NHTSA's summary reads: This is a Technical Journal: 12V Critical Charge Message w/ MVBM-B166094 MVBM-B165F94 DTC's set. Do not replace the MVBM. Delete the DTC´s and perform a SW update. A new SW fix is planned 2024 quarter 1.

Which vehicles does 35976.4.0 cover?

NHTSA's file names Volvo XC90 (2023–2024). A bulletin number can be re-issued against more vehicles later, so check the model-year list on this page against your own.

Is TSB 35976.4.0 a recall, and is the repair free?

No. 35976.4.0 is repair guidance the manufacturer sent its dealers, not a safety defect finding. You pay for the work unless the vehicle is still under warranty. Recall repairs, by contrast, are always free.

How do I get the full text of 35976.4.0?

Take the document ID to a dealer's service desk, or search NHTSA's manufacturer-communications records. This page carries every document ID filed under 35976.4.0, its date, and NHTSA's own summary from the public file.

Data updated 2026-08-20 from NHTSA's public records

Every number on this page is a count of records in the federal complaint, recall, and investigation files published by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation. This page lists only what NHTSA's manufacturer-communications file records under 35976.4.0. Check any specific vehicle's open recalls by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.