NHTSA Safety Recalls
2001 Volvo S40 Recalls
The 2001 Volvo S40 has 2 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on August 1, 2003.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2001 Volvo S40. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 2
- Owner complaints
- 84
- Crashes reported
- 11
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
4 fires
On a 2001 Volvo S40, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
2 recalls on the 2001 Volvo S40
2001 Volvo S40 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 84 owner complaints about the 2001 Volvo S40, the newest on July 16, 2020. Of these, 11 describe a crash (13%) and 4 a fire; owners reported 5 injuries.
In complaints about the 2001 Volvo S40, the component group named most often is the service brakes, hydraulic (30%), followed by the engine and engine cooling (14%) and the electrical system (12%).
None of the 2001 Volvo S40's 2 recalls concerns the service brakes, hydraulic.
Where 2001 Volvo S40 owners gave the mileage (49 complaints), the median was 67,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic25
- Engine And Engine Cooling12
- Electrical System10
- Vehicle Speed Control9
- Air Bags7
- Engine5
Complaints received, by year
| 2000 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 14 | |
| 2002 | 6 | |
| 2003 | 11 | |
| 2004 | 8 | |
| 2005 | 6 | |
| 2006 | 5 | |
| 2007 | 4 | |
| 2008 | 3 | |
| 2009 | 3 | |
| 2010 | 7 | |
| 2011 | 4 | |
| 2012 | 2 | |
| 2013 | 2 | |
| 2014 | 2 | |
| 2015 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 2 | |
| 2019 | 2 | |
| 2020 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2001 Volvo S40 peaked in 2001, when NHTSA received 14. 48% arrived between 2000 and 2004, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2001 vehicles, the 2001 Volvo S40 drew 1.7× the complaints of the median Volvo S40 year in the same window: 2nd highest of the 6 ranked years.
The 84 complaints about the 2001 Volvo S40 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Volvo S40 by model year
Other 2001 Volvo models
Newest record on this page: July 16, 2020. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted