NHTSA Safety Recalls
2011 Volvo S40 Recalls
The 2011 Volvo S40 has 2 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on March 18, 2011.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2011 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
- 5
- Crashes reported
- 0
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
1 fires
On a 2011 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 2011 Volvo S40
Structure: frame and members
- Campaign
- 11V186000
- Reported
- March 18, 2011
- Vehicles affected
- up to 7
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- only the 2011 Volvo S40
Seats
- Campaign
- 10V591000
- Reported
- November 22, 2010
- Vehicles affected
- up to 7,420
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2009–2010 S40, 3 other models
2011 Volvo S40 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 5 owner complaints about the 2011 Volvo S40, the newest on November 13, 2025. Of these, 1 describe a fire.
In complaints about the 2011 Volvo S40, the component group named most often is the electrical system (80%), followed by the seats (20%) and the structure (20%).
1 of the 2011 Volvo S40's 2 recalls also concerns the seats.
Component groups named in complaints
- Electrical System4
- Seats1
- Structure1
- Vehicle Speed Control1
Complaints received, by year
| 2013 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2011 Volvo S40 peaked in 2013, when NHTSA received 1. 20% arrived between 2010 and 2014, the model year's first years on the road.
The 5 complaints about the 2011 Volvo S40 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Volvo S40 by model year
Other 2011 Volvo models
Newest record on this page: November 13, 2025. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted