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Volvo V40

Every Volvo V40 model year on file, 1993 to 2013. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years734 involved a crash, fire, injury or death

Model years121993 to 2013

Recall campaigns5Distinct campaigns listing it

Service bulletins1,265Summed across model years

By model year

The 2000 model year drew the most complaints, 50, 68% of the model's total

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

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 V40 complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Brakes

Engine and cooling

Suspension

Electrical system

Speed control

Structure

Lighting

Powertrain

Wheels

Seat belts

Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.

Model years

The record for each Volvo V40 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 V40 by model year
Year	Body	Complaints	Severity index	Peer index	Recalls	Investigations	Bulletins
2013	Not decoded	1	0.0	100	0	0	19
2009	Not decoded	0	None	None	0	0	13
2008	Not decoded	0	None	None	0	0	103
2007	Not decoded	0	None	None	0	0	106
2006	Not decoded	0	None	None	0	0	100
2005	Not decoded	0	None	None	0	0	100
2004	Wagon	4	25.0	89	3	0	153
2003	Wagon	2	0.0	50	2	0	150
2002	Wagon	4	0.0	50	1	0	148
2001	Wagon	11	9.1	105	2	1	180
2000	Wagon	50	4.0	333	1	2	190
1993	Not decoded	1	0.0	100	0	0	3

Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.

Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Volvo V40

04V-493 Oct 14, 2004
On certain passenger vehicles, the non-return valve may crack due to a poor weld causing a vacuum leak
Brakes · 1,719 vehicles
03V-474 Nov 17, 2003
On certain passenger vehicles, water can enter the electrical brake vacuum pump, causing the pump to fail
Brakes · 36k vehicles
03V-424 Oct 24, 2003
On certain sedans and station wagons, there may be a fuel leak from the fuel rail due to inadequate welding
Fuel system · 15k vehicles
03V-284 Aug 1, 2003
Certain passenger cars fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 225, "child restraint anchorage systems."…
Equipment · 220k vehicles
01V-169 May 21, 2001
Vehicle description: sedan and wagon passenger vehicles
Equipment · 19k vehicles

Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.