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Orbit saved me after Volvo’s OTA tried to brick me - S0n1c - 09-02-2025
I posted this on the XC40 Recharge subreddit, but I want to give praise to Orbit here.
3.7 tried to brick me; Orbit saved the day!
I have a ‘21 P8, and I applied the 3.7 OTA update and it claimed to install successfully. The next time I went to drive my car after the update, it screamed with every warning possible and ultimately left the message “Stop Safely Brake Failure”. I had no driver aids and no regenerative braking. Fortunately the friction brakes worked.
I do the typical reset a few times with no luck. Then I remembered I have Orbit and decided to just try “Restore to OEM” despite having my car already set to OEM. Then MAGIC! Well, actually about ten minutes of suspense while I watch the car reset and reset and reset (which the Orbit programming sometimes does). But then finally it boots back up and all my errors are gone and my car is back to normal!
I wish Volvo’s software wasn’t so awful. But if you run I to this stuff, and have Orbit, you might be able to save yourself a trip to the dealer. YMMV but I’m glad I have it.