2 NHTSA safety recalls cover the 2019 Volvo XC40. Owners have filed 30 complaints with NHTSA about this model year. Every recall repair is free at any Volvo dealer.
Is yours affected? Recalls cover ranges of VINs, not every 2019 Volvo XC40. Check your XC40 by VIN and confirm open recalls at NHTSA.gov.
Each campaign as NHTSA published it: what is wrong, what can happen, and the fix. Newest first.
Owners filed 30 complaints with NHTSA about the 2019 Volvo XC40, reporting 4 crashes, 3 injuries. Volvo has issued at least 303 technical service bulletins (repair instructions to dealers) for this model year. Complaints are unverified owner reports; a recall is the manufacturer’s admission of a safety defect.
Owners have filed 30 complaints with NHTSA about the 2019 Volvo XC40. A few in their own words, shortened. Complaints are unverified and are not proof of a defect or of any recall.
“While entering a parking spot my car suddenly accelerated and crashed into the wall in front of me in spite of my pushing my brakes 100%.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11561934
“Driver was stuck on ice pulling into a driveway, car got traction and driver thought they were on the brake but was on the gas. The vehicle ran into the garage going 9.9 mph (we have the EDR) and the steering wheel airbag and knee airbags deployed.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11476431
“I WAS BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY AND MY BACKUP ALARM FAILED TO SOUND AS WELL AS MY BACKUP BREAKING SYSTEM. THE RESULT WAS ME BACKING UP INTO A PARKED VEHICLE. THE FAILURE OF THE SYSTEM WAS REPORTED TO THE VOLVO DEALERSHIP AND THEY DENIED THAT THE SYSTEM WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11352785
“VEHICLE SHUT DOWN AND SHOWED 'SAFETY MODE SEE OWNERS MANUAL' AFTER SUSTAINING MINOR FRONT END DAMAGE IN A COLLISION WITH A DEER. UNABLE TO MOVE VEHICLE TO A SAFE STOPPING LOCATION ON A RURAL INTERSTATE FOR APPROXIMATELY 2 MINUTES UNTIL 'SAFETY MODE' EVENTUALLY RESET AND ALLOWED LIMP-HOME POWER.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11271310
“THE VOLVO INTELLISAFE SYSTEM AUTOMATICALLY APPLIED THE BRAKES WHEN THERE WAS NOTHING IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE TO BRAKE FOR. IT HAS DONE THIS 8 TIMES, 3 TIMES AFTER I HAD THE CAR IN TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11203801
Search the official database: NHTSA. Excerpts are quoted from the public record, shortened at a sentence and with personal details removed.
Not every 2019 Volvo XC40 is in every recall. Enter your 17-character VIN to see the recalls on record for your exact vehicle, then confirm which are still open at NHTSA.gov or with any Volvo dealer.