NHTSA Safety Recalls
2009 Volvo S40 Recalls
The 2009 Volvo S40 has 3 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on November 22, 2010.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2009 Volvo S40. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 3
- Owner complaints
- 10
- Crashes reported
- 0
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
3 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2009 Volvo S40, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
3 recalls on the 2009 Volvo S40
Seats
- Campaign
- 10V591000
- Reported
- November 22, 2010
- Vehicles affected
- up to 7,420
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2010–2011 S40, 3 other models
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 2004–2008, 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 2008 S40, 3 other models
2009 Volvo S40 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 10 owner complaints about the 2009 Volvo S40, the newest on October 22, 2021. Of these, 3 describe a fire.
In complaints about the 2009 Volvo S40, the component group named most often is the power train (30%), followed by the electrical system (10%) and the engine (10%).
None of the 2009 Volvo S40's 3 recalls concerns the power train.
Component groups named in complaints
- Power Train3
- Unknown Or Other2
- Electrical System1
- Engine1
- Engine And Engine Cooling1
- Exterior Lighting1
Complaints received, by year
| 2009 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 2 | |
| 2015 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 2 | |
| 2021 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2009 Volvo S40 peaked in 2014, when NHTSA received 2. 10% arrived between 2008 and 2012, 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 10 complaints about the 2009 Volvo S40 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Volvo S40 by model year
Other 2009 Volvo models
Newest record on this page: October 22, 2021. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted