Is This A Lemon?

Year · Make · Model

2000 Volvo V40

What the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration knows about this vehicle: every recall, every consumer complaint, every defect investigation, every NCAP crash test. Sourced directly from NHTSA data feeds.

1
Open recalls
50
NHTSA complaints
2
Defect investigations
190
Service bulletins

Consumer complaints

50 filed
2
Crashes
0
Fires
2
Injuries reported
0
Fatalities reported

What people complain about

  • Service BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC Limited Slip
    7
  • Engine AND Engine Cooling
    5
  • Vehicle Speed Control
    4
  • Service BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
    4
  • Service BRAKES, Hydraulic
    3
  • Exterior LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
    3
  • Engine AND Engine COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
    3
  • Service BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
    3

Recalls

1 campaign
03V474000·SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM2003-11-17

ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, WATER CAN ENTER THE ELECTRICAL BRAKE VACUUM PUMP, CAUSING THE PUMP TO FAIL.

RiskTHIS COULD RESULT IN LOSS OF POWER ASSIST AND AN INCREASE IN NEEDED BRAKE PEDAL FORCE, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.

FixDEALERS WILL REPLACE THE PUMP WITH A NEW AND IMPROVED VERSION AND MOVE THE PUMP TO A NEW LOCATION. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN ON MARCH 15, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT VOLVO AT 1-800-458-1552.

NHTSA investigations

2 actions
EA02026·SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC2002-09-10 → 2003-11-21

VOLVO S40/V40 MY 2000-2001

Led to recall03V474000

PE02009·SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC2002-01-29 → 2002-09-10

BRAKE POWER-ASSIST

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