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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2004 Volvo V40 Recalls

The 2004 Volvo V40 has 3 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on October 14, 2004.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2004 Volvo V40. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
3

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
4

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
1

in complaints

NHTSA crash test
Not rated

On a 2004 Volvo V40, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.

3 recalls on the 2004 Volvo V40

Service brakes, hydraulic: power assist: vacuum: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings

Campaign
04V493000
Reported
October 14, 2004
Vehicles affected
up to 1,719
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 1 other model

04V493000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Fuel system, gasoline

Campaign
03V424000
Reported
October 24, 2003
Vehicles affected
up to 15,067
Risk NHTSA names
fire
Same campaign
also 2003 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 2001–2003 V40, 5 other models

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

2004 Volvo V40 complaints by year

NHTSA has received 4 owner complaints about the 2004 Volvo V40, the newest on June 24, 2016. Of these, 1 describe a crash (25%).

In complaints about the 2004 Volvo V40, the component group named most often is the air bags (25%), followed by the service brakes (25%) and the service brakes, hydraulic (25%).

1 of the 2004 Volvo V40's 3 recalls also concerns the service brakes, hydraulic.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Air Bags1
  • Service Brakes1
  • Service Brakes, Hydraulic1
  • Structure1

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2004 Volvo V40 received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20052
20081
20161

Complaints about the 2004 Volvo V40 peaked in 2005, when NHTSA received 2. 50% arrived between 2003 and 2007, the model year's first years on the road.

The 4 complaints about the 2004 Volvo V40 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Volvo V40 by model year

Other 2004 Volvo models

Newest record on this page: June 24, 2016. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted