2001 Volvo S40: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 2001 Volvo S40. The newest campaign is 03V284000. NHTSA received the report on 1 Aug 2003. The NHTSA record gives the component Equipment / Other / Labels. NHTSA has 67 complaints on file for this model year. 1 NHTSA investigation names this model year.
The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.
This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.
Remedy of the newest campaign, 03V284000, in the NHTSA record
Owners will receive a letter/package consisting of the second isofix guide with installation instructions, and in certain cases, the corrected owner's manual may be provided. If the owner wants to take their vehicle to a volvo dealer for installation of the guide, it will be performed at no charge to the owner. Owner notification began on december 19, 2003. Owners should contact volvo at 1-800-458-1552.
Complaint information entered into NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation vehicle owner's complaint database is used with other data sources to identify safety issues that warrant investigation and to determine if a safety-related defect trend exists.
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Since the last update
No tracked figure of this page changed in a data update. What the log tracks
Recall campaigns
2 campaigns, newest first. 239,407 units in total.
03V284000Received . 220,407 units.
Equipment / Other / Labels
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Certain passenger cars fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 225, "child restraint anchorage systems." the second isofix guide was not installed in these vehicles and, in certain cases, the owner's manual isofix information is incorrect.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
This does not meet the requirements of the standard.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Owners will receive a letter/package consisting of the second isofix guide with installation instructions, and in certain cases, the corrected owner's manual may be provided. If the owner wants to take their vehicle to a volvo dealer for installation of the guide, it will be performed at no charge to the owner. Owner notification began on december 19, 2003. Owners should contact volvo at 1-800-458-1552.
Report filed by VOLVO CARS OF N.A. LLC.. Manufacturer campaign number 124. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
01V169000Received . 19,000 units.
Equipment / Appliance / Air Conditioner
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Vehicle description: sedan and wagon passenger vehicles. A diode in the electronic climate control system may have a reduced service life.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
If the diode fails, the heater fan stops operating and the defroster function is affected.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will install an adapter with a diode fitted to the heater fan motor. Owner notification began june 11, 2001. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact volvo at 1-800-458-1552.
Report filed by VOLVO CARS OF NA, INC.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.
Recall campaign: One recall in the NHTSA recall file, with one campaign number. A campaign can name many makes, models and model years.
Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.
Complaints by component
67 complaints, 82 component mentions.
A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. The figure per 1,000 component mentions shows how many of each 1,000 mentions name the component.
- 2001 Volvo S40
- All 2001 vehicles
| Component | 2001 S40 | All 2001 vehicles | S40, all years | Mentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic | 280.5 | 102 | 236.5 | 23 |
| Engine and Engine Cooling | 134.1 | 139.2 | 108 | 11 |
| Vehicle Speed Control | 85.4 | 44.5 | 61.7 | 7 |
| Electrical System | 73.2 | 95.2 | 118.3 | 6 |
| Air Bags | 73.2 | 64.3 | 54 | 6 |
| Visibility | 73.2 | 43 | 56.6 | 6 |
| Structure | 48.8 | 56.5 | 25.7 | 4 |
| Power Train | 48.8 | 97.8 | 41.1 | 4 |
| Exterior Lighting | 36.6 | 31.6 | 56.6 | 3 |
| Equipment | 24.4 | 23 | 28.3 | 2 |
The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 19.
- Complaints that report a crash
- 8
- Complaints that report a fire
- 1
- Injuries in the complaints
- 2
- Deaths in the complaints
- 0
- Date of the newest complaint
- 16 Sep 2010
These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.
Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.
Investigations
| Number | Type | Subject | Component | Opened | Closed | Campaign |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EA02026 | Engineering analysis | VOLVO S40/V40 MY 2000-2001 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic | 10 Sep 2002 | 21 Nov 2003 | 03V474000 |
Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.
Other model years
The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.
A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.
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Official channels
- NHTSA VIN lookupNHTSA shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle from its VIN or its license plate.
- NHTSA: report a safety problemThe NHTSA form for a complaint about a vehicle, a tire, a child seat or equipment.
- NHTSA page of the 2001 Volvo S40The recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 2001 Volvo S40: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/volvo/s40/2001/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .
Sources
- Source
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
- Licence
- US government work, public domain
- Recall file through
- 29 Sep 2026
- Complaint file through
- 29 Mar 2018
- First complaint in the file
- 1 Jan 1995
- Manufacturer in the recall file
- VOLVO CARS OF N.A. LLC.
The NHTSA record is the authority. A complaint count is the number of different complaint numbers for the make, the model and the model year. How the register is made. Report an error.
Questions
- How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2001 Volvo S40?
- 239,407 units in 2 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
- How many recall campaigns does the Volvo S40 have for all model years?
- NHTSA lists 12 recall campaigns for the Volvo S40, model years 2000 to 2011. 2 of them name the 2001 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 2001 Volvo S40 name most often?
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic: 23 of 82 component mentions, or 280.5 per 1,000. For all 2001 vehicles the figure is 102 per 1,000.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2001 Volvo S40 open?
- No. The 1 investigation that names this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.