Recall Register

2003 Volvo S40: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 2003 Volvo S40. The newest campaign is 03V424000. NHTSA received the report on 24 Oct 2003. The NHTSA record gives the component Fuel System, Gasoline. NHTSA has 12 complaints on file for 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, 03V424000, in the NHTSA record

Dealers will install a v-clamp to the fuel rail. Owner notification began on january 28, 2004. 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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Recall campaigns

2 campaigns, newest first. 235,474 units in total.

  1. 03V424000Received . 15,067 units.

    Fuel System, Gasoline

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    On certain sedans and station wagons, there may be a fuel leak from the fuel rail due to inadequate welding.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Fuel leakage in the presence of an ignition source could result in a fire.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will install a v-clamp to the fuel rail. Owner notification began on january 28, 2004. Owners should contact volvo at 1-800-458-1552.

    Report filed by VOLVO CARS OF N.A. LLC.. Manufacturer campaign number R128. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  2. 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: .

The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.

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Complaints by component

12 complaints, 15 component mentions.

A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. This model year has fewer than 50 component mentions, so the table shows the number of mentions only.

2003 Volvo S40: component mentions in complaints
ComponentMentions
Power Train4
Tires2
Fuel System, Gasoline2
Engine and Engine Cooling2
Equipment1
Suspension1
Electrical System1
Fuel System, Other1
Unknown or Other1
Complaints that report a crash
0
Complaints that report a fire
1
Injuries in the complaints
0
Deaths in the complaints
0
Date of the newest complaint
9 Aug 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.

Complaints about the 2003 Volvo S40, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 2004, with 4 complaints.

Investigations

The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.

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.

  1. 20001
  2. 20012
  3. 20021
  4. 20032
  5. 20046
  6. 20053
  7. 20063
  8. 20072
  9. 20082
  10. 20093
  11. 20102
  12. 20112

A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.

Official channels

Cite this page

Recall Register. 2003 Volvo S40: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/volvo/s40/2003/. 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 2003 Volvo S40?
235,474 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 2003 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 2003 Volvo S40 name most often?
Power Train: 4 of 15 component mentions.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2003 Volvo S40 open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.