Every Volvo S80 from 1998 to 2016: which radio was fitted, where its serial number hides, and what we can do with it.
Your code comes from the serial number of the radio, not from the car — so the first job is getting that number off the unit. The table below is your S80: the units fitted, and where the serial hides on each.
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| Generation | Radios fitted | Serial | Where to read it | What we do |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P2/P3 1998–2016 |
HU-403, HU-603, HU-803, Performance | VO… / 89… | label on the casing — Delphi units carry a 16-character serial starting 89, older ones start VO | Free — a share unlocks it |
Radio names are what is written on the fascia, not the name of the company that built the unit — a “6000 CD” or an “RCD 300” is what you see in the car. Unit fitment varies by market and trim, so treat the list as the usual case and let the serial decide: it is the serial that determines the code, not the model.
From 1998 to 2016 the S80 came with the radios below; the serial on the unit is what decides the code.
On S80 cars from 1998–2016 the radio fitted was usually one of: HU-403, HU-603, HU-803, Performance. The serial reads VO… / 89…; label on the casing — Delphi units carry a 16-character serial starting 89, older ones start VO. We can work it out, and while the rule behind it is still being confirmed the code is free — all we ask is that you tell us whether it fitted.
Careful: most units lock for good after about ten wrong attempts. If a code does not take, stop and email us before trying again.
P2/P3 (1998–2016): VO… / 89…, label on the casing — Delphi units carry a 16-character serial starting 89, older ones start VO.
Yes — while the rule behind it is still being confirmed the code is free, and we ask you to tell us whether it fitted.
Older Volvo radios (HU-601 to HU-613, SC series) show CODE: press the preset with the number of each digit, once. There is no confirm button; the code is checked after the fourth digit. EEEE means the code was not accepted: start again from the first digit. After three failures the display shows OFF: leave the key in position I with the radio on for two hours, until CODE returns. HU-650, HU-850 and later units fitted from 2001 do not use a code — if yours asks for one, tell us what the display says.
Every card here is a code an owner told us worked, tied to an order we can check. Codes that did not work are not shown here, and a fee paid to skip the wait comes back automatically.
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Code confirmed by the owner
Code confirmed by the owner