NHTSA Safety Recalls
2000 Volvo S40 Recalls
The 2000 Volvo S40 has 1 NHTSA safety recall on file, the newest reported on November 17, 2003.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2000 Volvo S40. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 1
- Owner complaints
- 122
- Crashes reported
- 12
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
1 fires
On a 2000 Volvo S40, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
1 recall on the 2000 Volvo S40
Service brakes, hydraulic: power assist: vacuum
- Campaign
- 03V474000
- Reported
- November 17, 2003
- Vehicles affected
- up to 36,000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
2000 Volvo S40 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 122 owner complaints about the 2000 Volvo S40, the newest on June 30, 2021. Of these, 12 describe a crash (10%) and 1 a fire; owners reported 3 injuries.
In complaints about the 2000 Volvo S40, the component group named most often is the service brakes, hydraulic (40%), followed by the vehicle speed control (14%) and the suspension (11%).
The 2000 Volvo S40's only recall also concerns the service brakes, hydraulic.
Where 2000 Volvo S40 owners gave the mileage (47 complaints), the median was 73,458 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic49
- Vehicle Speed Control17
- Suspension14
- Electrical System13
- Exterior Lighting13
- Engine And Engine Cooling10
Complaints received, by year
| 2000 | 10 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 22 | |
| 2002 | 11 | |
| 2003 | 20 | |
| 2004 | 16 | |
| 2005 | 7 | |
| 2006 | 5 | |
| 2007 | 7 | |
| 2008 | 3 | |
| 2009 | 6 | |
| 2010 | 4 | |
| 2011 | 3 | |
| 2012 | 3 | |
| 2013 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2000 Volvo S40 peaked in 2001, when NHTSA received 22. 52% arrived between 1999 and 2003, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2000 vehicles, the 2000 Volvo S40 drew 2.4× the complaints of the median Volvo S40 year in the same window: 1st highest of the 6 ranked years.
That makes 2000 one of the Volvo S40 years to avoid by our method.
The 122 complaints about the 2000 Volvo S40 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Volvo S40 by model year
Other 2000 Volvo models
Newest record on this page: June 30, 2021. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted