TSB TJ34648.5.0-2025-10-29 — Volvo Service bulletin
TJ34648.5.0-2025-10-29 is a service bulletin on file with NHTSA for the Volvo XC90, 2016–2018 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: Prior Approval - lack of airflow combined with a poor cooling performance follow the advice under service.
NHTSA's own summary of the document, quoted from the public manufacturer-communications file.
Vehicles and model years TJ34648.5.0-2025-10-29 names
| Vehicle | Model years |
|---|---|
| Volvo XC90 | 2016, 2017, 2018 |
Every document filed under TJ34648.5.0-2025-10-29
| Document ID | Filed | Type |
|---|---|---|
| TJ34648.5.0-2025-10-29 | November 1, 2025 | Service bulletin |
Questions buyers ask
What is TSB TJ34648.5.0-2025-10-29?
TJ34648.5.0-2025-10-29 is a service bulletin filed with NHTSA by Volvo, covering the Volvo XC90 across the 2016–2018 model years. NHTSA's summary reads: This is a Technical Journal: Prior Approval - lack of airflow combined with a poor cooling performance follow the advice under service.
Which vehicles does TJ34648.5.0-2025-10-29 cover?
NHTSA's file names Volvo XC90 (2016–2018). 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 TJ34648.5.0-2025-10-29 a recall, and is the repair free?
No. TJ34648.5.0-2025-10-29 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 TJ34648.5.0-2025-10-29?
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 TJ34648.5.0-2025-10-29, its date, and NHTSA's own summary from the public file.
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 TJ34648.5.0-2025-10-29. Check any specific vehicle's open recalls by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.