NHTSA Safety Recalls
Volvo V40 Recalls by Year
NHTSA's files hold 5 recall campaigns for the Volvo V40, across 5 model years from 2000 to 2004. The 2004 has the most (3); the fewest among years with a recall is 2002 (1).
- Model years
- 5
- Recall campaigns
- 5
- Most recalls
- 2004
- Owner complaints
- 72
2000–2004, with a recall
3 recalls
all model years, NHTSA
Owners have filed 72 complaints with NHTSA about the Volvo V40 across 6 model years; the most, 50, concern the 2000.
Owners marked a crash on 4 of the Volvo V40 complaints (6%) and a fire on 0.
Across all Volvo V40 model years, owners name the service brakes, hydraulic most often (at least 31 complaints), then the engine and engine cooling (13).
NHTSA received the most complaints about the Volvo V40 in 2003: 14, across all model years.
The component recalled most often on the Volvo V40 is equipment: other: labels, in 4 model-year listings.
The newest Volvo V40 recall, 04V493000, was reported on October 14, 2004 and concerns the service brakes, hydraulic: power assist: vacuum: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings.
Volvo V40 years to avoid
Too few Volvo V40 model years have a complete complaint window to rank them: 1 of the 5 needed.
The ranking uses owner complaints in each model year's first years on the road, adjusted for NHTSA's complaint volume for that model year. It is not adjusted for sales and is not a reliability rating. Method
Recalls and complaints by model year
First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.Volvo V40 years without a link have no recall page on this site.
What gets recalled most on the Volvo V40
- EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS4
- FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE2
- EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER1
- SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM1
- SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS1
Volvo V40 model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.
Every Volvo V40 recall campaign (5)
| Campaign | Component | Years | Risk named | Vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04V493000October 14, 2004 | service brakes, hydraulic: power assist: vacuum: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings | 2004 | crash | 1,719 |
| 03V474000November 17, 2003 | service brakes, hydraulic: power assist: vacuum | 2000 | crash | 36,000 |
| 03V424000October 24, 2003 | fuel system, gasoline | 2003–2004 | fire | 15,067 |
| 03V284000August 1, 2003 | equipment: other: labels | 2001–2004 | — | 220,407 |
| 01V169000May 21, 2001 | equipment: appliance: air conditioner | 2001 | — | 19,000 |
Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the Volvo V40. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.
Newest record on this page: February 15, 2019. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted