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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2003 Volvo V40 Recalls

The 2003 Volvo V40 has 2 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on October 24, 2003.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2003 Volvo V40. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
2

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
2

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
0

in complaints

NHTSA crash test
Not rated

On a 2003 Volvo V40, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.

2 recalls on the 2003 Volvo V40

Fuel system, gasoline

Campaign
03V424000
Reported
October 24, 2003
Vehicles affected
up to 15,067
Risk NHTSA names
fire
Same campaign
also 2004 V40, 1 other model

03V424000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Equipment: other: labels

Campaign
03V284000
Reported
August 1, 2003
Vehicles affected
up to 220,407
Same campaign
also 2001–2002, 2004 V40, 5 other models

03V284000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2003 Volvo V40 complaints by year

NHTSA has received 2 owner complaints about the 2003 Volvo V40, the newest on May 18, 2010.

In complaints about the 2003 Volvo V40, the component group named most often is the seat belts (50%), followed by the service brakes, hydraulic (50%).

None of the 2003 Volvo V40's 2 recalls concerns the seat belts.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Seat Belts1
  • Service Brakes, Hydraulic1

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2003 Volvo V40 received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20041
20101

Complaints about the 2003 Volvo V40 peaked in 2004, when NHTSA received 1. 50% arrived between 2002 and 2006, the model year's first years on the road.

The 2 complaints about the 2003 Volvo V40 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Volvo V40 by model year

Other 2003 Volvo models

Newest record on this page: May 18, 2010. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted