NHTSA Safety Recalls
2008 Volvo S40 Recalls
The 2008 Volvo S40 has 2 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on November 8, 2010.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2008 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
- 16
- Crashes reported
- 5
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2008 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 2008 Volvo S40
Equipment: electrical: navigational system(global positioning system)
- Campaign
- 10V566000
- Reported
- November 8, 2010
- Vehicles affected
- up to 416
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2004–2007, 2009–2010 S40, 8 other models
Steering: hydraulic power assist: hose, piping, and connections
- Campaign
- 08V329000
- Reported
- July 23, 2008
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,020
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2009 S40, 3 other models
2008 Volvo S40 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 16 owner complaints about the 2008 Volvo S40, the newest on June 6, 2022. Of these, 5 describe a crash (31%); owners reported 2 injuries.
In complaints about the 2008 Volvo S40, the component group named most often is the electrical system (25%), followed by the engine (25%) and the steering (25%).
1 of the 2008 Volvo S40's 2 recalls also concerns the steering.
Where 2008 Volvo S40 owners gave the mileage (13 complaints), the median was 75,265 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Electrical System4
- Engine4
- Steering4
- Vehicle Speed Control3
- Visibility3
- Air Bags2
Complaints received, by year
| 2010 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 2 | |
| 2015 | 5 | |
| 2016 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2008 Volvo S40 peaked in 2015, when NHTSA received 5. 13% arrived between 2007 and 2011, the model year's first years on the road.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 16 complaints about the 2008 Volvo S40 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Volvo S40 by model year
Other 2008 Volvo models
Newest record on this page: June 6, 2022. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted