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Volvo S40 recalls

100 official recall campaigns for the Volvo S40, published by vehicle safety authorities in China, Finland, UK, Greece, South Korea, Netherlands and 3 more, covering model years 1999–2012. The most recent was issued in 2014 (3 that year). A recall applies to specific build dates and VINs, so check yours before assuming it's affected — or not.

Common Volvo S40 recall issues

The parts and failures that come up most often in these campaigns.

Volvo S40 recalls by year

Volvo S40 recalls in 2014 (3)

Volvo S40 recalls in 2013 (7)

Volvo S40 recalls in 2012 (2)

Volvo S40 recalls in 2011 (16)

Volvo S40 recalls in 2010 (20)

Volvo S40 recalls in 2009 (15)

Volvo S40 recalls in 2008 (17)

Volvo S40 recalls in 2007 (4)

Volvo S40 recalls in 2006 (3)

Volvo S40 recalls in 2005 (2)

Volvo S40 recalls in 2003 (4)

Volvo S40 recalls in 2002 (4)

Volvo S40 recalls in 2001 (1)

Volvo S40 recalls in 1999 (1)

Volvo S40 recalls without a published date (1)

Volvo S40 recalls by country

CountryCampaignsOfficial recall check
🇬🇧 UK32 DVSA · registration or VIN lookup
🇫🇮 Finland26 Traficom · recall search
🇩🇪 Germany20 KBA · recall database (Rückrufdatenbank)
🇸🇪 Sweden5 EU Safety Gate · EU product alerts
🇨🇳 China4 —
🇺🇸 United States3 NHTSA · VIN lookup
🇰🇷 South Korea3 MOLIT · recall search
🇳🇱 Netherlands2 EU Safety Gate · EU product alerts
🇵🇹 Portugal2 EU Safety Gate · EU product alerts
🇮🇪 Ireland1 EU Safety Gate · EU product alerts
🇬🇷 Greece1 EU Safety Gate · EU product alerts
🇮🇱 Israel1 —

How to check if your Volvo S40 has a recall

A recall covers specific build dates and vehicle identification numbers (VINs), not every Volvo S40 on the road. To see whether yours is affected:

  1. Look up your VIN or registration on the official recall checker for the country where the car is registered: DVSA (UK), Traficom (Finland), KBA (Germany), EU Safety Gate (Sweden), NHTSA (United States), MOLIT (South Korea).
  2. Ask an authorised Volvo dealer: recall repairs are free, including on used cars and cars serviced elsewhere.
  3. Add the car to your watched vehicles on Recaller Book and get an email when a new campaign is published for it.

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