NHTSA Safety Recalls
2002 Volvo S40 Recalls
The 2002 Volvo S40 has 1 NHTSA safety recall on file, the newest reported on August 1, 2003.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2002 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
- 27
- Crashes reported
- 4
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
On a 2002 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 2002 Volvo S40
Equipment: other: labels
- Campaign
- 03V284000
- Reported
- August 1, 2003
- Vehicles affected
- up to 220,407
- Same campaign
- also 2001, 2003–2004 S40, 5 other models
2002 Volvo S40 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 27 owner complaints about the 2002 Volvo S40, the newest on December 21, 2017. Of these, 4 describe a crash (15%); owners reported 2 injuries.
In complaints about the 2002 Volvo S40, the component group named most often is the service brakes, hydraulic (22%), followed by the electrical system (19%) and the engine and engine cooling (11%).
The 2002 Volvo S40's only recall does not concern the service brakes, hydraulic.
Where 2002 Volvo S40 owners gave the mileage (16 complaints), the median was 42,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic6
- Electrical System5
- Engine And Engine Cooling3
- Exterior Lighting3
- Suspension3
- Air Bags2
Complaints received, by year
| 2002 | 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 5 | |
| 2004 | 1 | |
| 2005 | 8 | |
| 2007 | 5 | |
| 2009 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 2 | |
| 2013 | 2 | |
| 2017 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2002 Volvo S40 peaked in 2005, when NHTSA received 8. 59% arrived between 2001 and 2005, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2002 vehicles, the 2002 Volvo S40 drew 0.7× the complaints of the median Volvo S40 year in the same window: 5th highest of the 6 ranked years.
That makes 2002 one of the three best-measured Volvo S40 years.
The 27 complaints about the 2002 Volvo S40 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Volvo S40 by model year
Other 2002 Volvo models
Newest record on this page: December 21, 2017. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted