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Volvo FH FM Dashboard Instrument Cluster Repair Service

Essex Recons will be closed for the Easter Bank Holidays and reopens on the 22nd April 2025. All inquiries and repairs will be handled promptly upon our return. Happy Easter!

Even though the components in these Volvo Trucks’ cluster are designed for use in cars, these dashboards are generally past their design life by the time they are a few years old.

An intermittent air gauge 2 is the most common problem dashboard Instrument Cluster, it will display a warning buzzer and the needle will drop. The problem will come and go by simply driving over a bump.

Volvo Instrument Cluster Problems

This fault will cause some of these fault codes to be stored:

  • PID:118 FMI:4 Secondary brake pressure short low
  • PID:117 FMI:4 Primary Brake pressure short low
  • SID:250 FMI:12 J1708 datalink defective upon request
  • PSID 205, 204, 208, 207 FMI 12 Data link errors upon request
  • PSID 200 FMI 9 Engine ECU data link abnormal update rate upon request

Volvo Instrument Cluster

Common issues found in the Volvo dashboard instrument cluster include:

  • Green indicator tell-tales not functioning
  • No audible warning
  • Sticking needles
  • Inaccurate needles
  • Non-Functioning gauges
  • Air leaking from air gauge on earlier models

Volvo Cluster Repair

At Essex Recons every dashboard instrument is thoroughly tested at a fraction of the price of a new unit. During the rebuild we make sure to engineer-out the deep-rooted causes to ensure it never fails again.

To book in your Volvo Cluster repair with our workshop simply click the link bellow. If you would like to talk to a human or need any advice feel free to give us a call on 01708 206343 Monday-Friday 9.00-5.00 Saturday 9.30 – 2.30