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Volvo V40 recalls

16 DVSA safety recalls name the Volvo V40, launched 1999 to 2020. Each covers a range of build dates, not every V40. Newest first; open a recall for the defect, the fix and every model it names.

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Recalls16
Latest launch2020
Earliest launch1999
Earliest and latest build dates named1999 to 2019
These recalls cover more than one generation of the V40: none of them names a car built between 2001 and 2012. Check the build dates on each recall.
Is a specific V40 affected? A recall lists models and build dates, not individual vehicles, so these pages cannot tell you whether one car is included. Enter the registration on the DVSA vehicle recall checker on GOV.UK, or give the vehicle identification number (VIN) to the manufacturer or one of its dealers. Buying used? Ask the seller for proof that any recall work was done.

All Volvo V40 recalls

Newest first. Vehicle numbers are DVSA figures for this model, for the whole recall, or the figure DVSA repeats on each model line.
RecallLaunchedBuiltVehicles
There is a risk for trapped air to be in the cooling system which may result in insufficient cooling (DVSA lists V40CC) R/2020/21016 Jul 20207 Mar 2014 to 30 Nov 201676,945 (whole recall)
There is a risk for trapped air to be in the cooling system (DVSA lists V40CC) R/2020/2058 Jul 202013 Jun 2013 to 30 Nov 201615,167 (whole recall)
The engine's plastic inlet manifold may melt and deform (DVSA lists V40CC) R/2019/1807 Oct 201913 Jun 2013 to 18 Apr 2019not recorded
Small cracks on the inside of a rubber fuel hose (DVSA lists V40CC) R/2018/3774 Jan 201911 Apr 2015 to 30 May 201630,777 (whole recall)
One or more airbags may fail to deploy in the event of a collision (DVSA lists V40CC) R/2017/0023 Jan 201725 Aug 2016 to 5 Oct 20161,415 (whole recall)
Coolant leakage may result in a fire R/2016/24926 Oct 20166 Feb 2012 to 21 Apr 20153,192 (whole recall)
Driver's airbag module may not deploy as intended (DVSA lists V40CC) R/2016/1171 Jun 201625 Apr 2016 to 15 May 2016123 per line
Cem software may malfunction R/2014/03425 Mar 201425 Nov 2013 to 10 Mar 20141,492
Possible fuel leak R/2003/17317 Nov 2003not recorded8,212 per line
Detachable tow bar may work loose R/2003/00810 Jan 2003not recorded1,042 (whole recall)
Detachable tow bar may work loose R/2002/09711 Jul 2002not recorded1,042 (whole recall)
Air bag mounting may loosen R/2002/0892 Jul 2002not recorded1,696 per line
Auxiliary drive belt concern R/2002/05414 May 20021 Jan 1999 to 31 Dec 20002,372 per line
Brake vacuum pump concern R/2002/05314 May 20021 Jan 1999 to 31 Dec 20001,551 per line
Possible failure of demist/defrost system R/2001/07414 Jun 20011 Jan 2001 to 31 Dec 200111,379 per line
Brake caliper concern R/1999/10018 Nov 19991 Jan 2000 to 31 Dec 20001,178 per line

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Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: DVSA vehicle recall records (RecallsFile.csv), recalls launched 1992 to 2026. Recall data updated 22 September 2026.

Recall wording is DVSA's, with capitals and punctuation tidied and American spellings such as tire, center and windshield given in British English. We list a recall when its make and model match a car or van family with at least 1,000 DVSA MOT tests from 2022 to 2025, and when the maker of the vehicle issued it.

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