I've got a Volvo 240SE fitted with a Volvo TD-603 Radio Cassette player.
Problem is that the battery was disconnected; and now the Radio Cassette needs the 4-digit security code to allow it to operate.
I haven't got the security code, I've checked all the manuals I got with the car and I can't find it anywhere. I've also asked the former owner, but no joy!
How do I get the security code?
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When the same thing happened to my mother's Volvo, the dealer got the code for her. And they didn't charge.
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A dealer should give it to you, shown proof of ownership and the VIN number. Some post elsewhere on this site suggested that there should not be a charge as this 'information' belongs to you, as owner of the car - in the same way as you 'own' the engine and chassis numbers! If you get stuck there will always be a man in a van at your nearest auction site, doing things to car's electronics - know what I mean?
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When this happened to me I rang my local Volvo agent, intending to establish what documentation I would need to take with me when I called in. In fact they gave me the number straight away over the phone - they just needed the registration number.
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When the same thing happened to my mother's Volvo, the dealer got the code for her. And they didn't charge.
That's vey good service. I wonder how long Volvo / dealers keep the records for though? The youngest 240 must be over 15 years old by now, and I'm amazed any still have Volvo radios in them! IIRC correctly, the radio was probably optional in the first place. I know my father had a 740 in 1988 that came without a radio - one was fitted by a local car stereo shop!!
Peter
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I wonder how long Volvo /dealers keep the records for though? The youngest 240 must be over 15 years old by now, and I'm amazed any still have Volvo radios in them!
I have two - 1989 and 1993, both with original factory radios.
The later one was about ten years old when I needed to find the number, the older doesn't have a security number.
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Thank you, Xileno, Armitage and Cliff.
Today I went to the Warrington Volvo showroom where I explained the problem.
The service department man made a perfunctory attempt to establish my identity and gave me the correct number; process took less than 30 seconds and was free of charge.
For the record, my car was manufactured in 1991.
Thank you Volvo, your system worked for me!
Hopefully, they would have been more cautious in giving out the code if I'd turned up in designer trainers, shell-suit and baseball cap with carrier bag full of radios.
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