TSB SMB00-015-2020-1 — Volvo Service bulletin

SMB00-015-2020-1 is a service bulletin on file with NHTSA for the Volvo XC90, 2003–2007 model years, filed and re-filed as 2 documents. A TSB is factory repair guidance, not a recall — the repair is not automatically free.

What the bulletin says. This is a Service Manager Bulletin : Volvo Electric Vehicle Technical De-Energization Permit to Work Form

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

2Documents filed
1Vehicle named
5Model years

Vehicles and model years SMB00-015-2020-1 names

VehicleModel years
Volvo XC90 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007

Every document filed under SMB00-015-2020-1

Manufacturers re-issue a bulletin as the repair changes, and file separate copies for technicians and for owners. All of them carry the same number.

Document IDFiledType
SMB00-015-2020-1 October 21, 2020 Service bulletin
SMB00-015-2020-1 October 16, 2020 Service bulletin
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Questions buyers ask

What is TSB SMB00-015-2020-1?

SMB00-015-2020-1 is a service bulletin filed with NHTSA by Volvo, covering the Volvo XC90 across the 2003–2007 model years. NHTSA's summary reads: This is a Service Manager Bulletin : Volvo Electric Vehicle Technical De-Energization Permit to Work Form

Which vehicles does SMB00-015-2020-1 cover?

NHTSA's file names Volvo XC90 (2003–2007). 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 SMB00-015-2020-1 a recall, and is the repair free?

No. SMB00-015-2020-1 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 SMB00-015-2020-1?

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 SMB00-015-2020-1, 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 SMB00-015-2020-1. Check any specific vehicle's open recalls by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.