Volvo V40
Registered from 2000 to 2004.
About this model
The Volvo V40 is a small family car manufactured and marketed by Volvo Cars from 2012 to 2019. It was unveiled at the 2012 Geneva Motor Show, and was on sale in Europe between 2012 and 2019.
From the Wikipedia article Volvo V40 (2012–2019), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Crash test
| Stability control | No |
| Forward collision warning | No |
| Lane departure warning | No |
Crash-tested by NHTSA, the American road safety agency.
Specification
| Year | Measured |
|---|---|
| 2004 | 1280 kg · 2560 mm wheelbase · 10.7 L/100km (EPA) · 12.4 L/100km city · 8.7 motorway · Wagon, 4-door |
| 2003 | 1280 kg · 2560 mm wheelbase · 10.7 L/100km (EPA) · 12.4 L/100km city · 8.7 motorway · Wagon, 4-door |
| 2002 | 1280 kg · 2560 mm wheelbase · 10.7 L/100km (EPA) · 12.4 L/100km city · 8.7 motorway · Wagon, 4-door |
| 2001 | 1280 kg · 2560 mm wheelbase · 10.2 L/100km (EPA) · 11.8 L/100km city · 8.1 motorway · Wagon, 4-door |
| 2000 | 11.2 L/100km (EPA) · 12.4 L/100km city · 9.0 motorway |
Regulator investigations
Opened by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation is a question the regulator asked about a possible defect, not a fault it found — most end without a recall.
Volvo s40/v40 my 2000-2001
Engineering analysis, opened September 2002, closed November 2003.
Brake power-assist
Preliminary evaluation, opened January 2002, closed September 2002.
What the maker told its dealers
Service bulletins are the manufacturer's own repair guidance to dealers, filed with NHTSA. A bulletin is not a defect finding; the count rises with how many things a maker writes down, not only with how many go wrong.
Volvo filed 153 bulletins about the 2004 V40.
- Equipment: 70
- Electrical system: 33
- Equipment adaptive/mobility: 12
- Engine and engine cooling: 7
- Wheels: 4
- Service brakes, hydraulic: 3
- Air bags: 2
- Exterior lighting: 2
- Seat belts: 2
- Back over prevention: 1
- Other: 17
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145 more.
Grouped by NHTSA's top-level system; a bulletin filed under a sub-heading counts toward its system.