NHTSA Safety Recalls
2010 Volvo S40 Recalls
The 2010 Volvo S40 has 2 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on November 22, 2010.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2010 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
- 9
- Crashes reported
- 1
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2010 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 2010 Volvo S40
Seats
- Campaign
- 10V591000
- Reported
- November 22, 2010
- Vehicles affected
- up to 7,420
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2009, 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 2004–2009 S40, 8 other models
2010 Volvo S40 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 9 owner complaints about the 2010 Volvo S40, the newest on June 17, 2025. Of these, 1 describe a crash (11%).
In complaints about the 2010 Volvo S40, the component group named most often is the air bags (22%), followed by the structure (22%) and the visibility/wiper (22%).
None of the 2010 Volvo S40's 2 recalls concerns the air bags.
Component groups named in complaints
- Air Bags2
- Structure2
- Visibility/Wiper2
- Electrical System1
- Power Train1
- Seat Belts1
Complaints received, by year
| 2015 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 2 | |
| 2020 | 2 | |
| 2021 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2010 Volvo S40 peaked in 2016, when NHTSA received 2. 0% arrived between 2009 and 2013, 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 9 complaints about the 2010 Volvo S40 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Volvo S40 by model year
Other 2010 Volvo models
Newest record on this page: June 17, 2025. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted