Alternator OEM Volvo or OEM Volkswagen

My old 04 Volvo Xc90 had 311k on the dash before the alternator gave up lol. Doing better than that!

At 48K miles I experienced an alternator fail (car was running great at the time).

check the charging at the battery while the car is running about 2000 or 2200 rpm with multimeter. The alternator should be charging at 14 volts (give or take a little)

I just replaced the one from my 1996 Passat Tdi. 326k miles on it. The alternator still works too!

After installing it, all of the intermittent electrical issues disappeared. I'm guessing the old alternator couldn't power all of the electrical issues at once, particularly since the battery light would not come on with the higher rev's of a cold start, but would come on with the low rev's of a warm start.

Mine has 69K miles. I've owned it for 4 years. Replaced the alternator and MAF sensor after failures. Keyless entry works only sporadically on the driver's door (lock switch already replaced - latch mechanism needs to be replaced, but for $$$).

When I had mine I had to replace the alternator just outside of warranty.

I got this message when the mechanic replaced my alternator with a non-OEM unit that didn't have a voltage regulator.

even a simple job like changing the alternator is difficult due to where they place it. There's not a ton of space to work on the car in the engine bay.

What bugs me now is that it seems the alt doesn't quite put out. Dash light (at least the one I put under the dash since the one in-dash quit working) won't go out. Goes from bright to dim when the alt should excite.