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Volvo S40N

Every Volvo S40N model year on file, 2004 to 2011. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years150 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years82004 to 2011
Recall campaigns1Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins138Summed across model years
By model year

The 2005 model year drew the most complaints, 12, 80% of the model's total

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, all years filed, by model year.

0369122004200512200620072008200920102011
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Brakes leads the Volvo S40N complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Brakes
6
Speed control
4
Engine and cooling
2
Visibility and wipers
1
Structure
1
Fuel system
1
Electrical system
1
Powertrain
1
Airbags
1
Steering
1
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Volvo S40N model year

Peer index compares complaints with the median vehicle of the same model year and body class (100 is the median). It corrects for age, not for how many were sold.

Volvo S40N by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2011Not decoded0NoneNone0018
2010Not decoded0NoneNone1018
2009Not decoded0NoneNone0015
2008Not decoded0NoneNone0018
2007Not decoded0NoneNone0015
2006Sedan10.020019
2005Sedan120.0250022
2004Sedan20.050013
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Volvo S40N

  • 10V-255 Jun 8, 2010
    Gearshift lever stud assembly may not have been tightened to the correct specification during assembly
    Steering ยท 536 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.