2 NHTSA safety recalls cover the 2022 Volvo XC40. Owners have filed 37 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 2022 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 37 complaints with NHTSA about the 2022 Volvo XC40, reporting 2 crashes, 2 injuries. Volvo has issued at least 266 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.
NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation lists this model year in one investigation. An investigation is not a recall; it is how NHTSA decides whether one is needed.
Owners have filed 37 complaints with NHTSA about the 2022 Volvo XC40. A few in their own words, shortened. Complaints are unverified and are not proof of a defect or of any recall.
“The contact owns a 2022 Volvo XC40. The contact stated the vehicle was in park, with no accelerator pedal or brake pedal being depressed when it experienced an unintended acceleration. As a result, the vehicle crashed into a pole where it came to a stop. The air bags did not deploy.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11563100
“The contact owns a 2022 Volvo XC40. The contact stated while dropping off her niece at school, the vehicle was at a complete stop with the brake pedal depressed; however, the vehicle accelerated unintendedly and drove over the pavement. The brake pedal was depressed but failed to respond.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11508568
“The contact owns a 2022 Volvo XC40. The contact stated that material used to manufacture the rear lift gate parcel shelf in the vehicle would fracture when touched, causing small fiberglass shards to become stuck in the skin. The cause of the failure was not yet determined.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11459123
“After the recent software update to 5.1.17, the sound in the car ceases to work. None of the emergency sensors sound, the directional doesn't make sound, the radio doesn't work. You have to completely reset the entire electronics system, which then deletes certain app data and requires re-login.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11760486
“I am reporting a safety-related defect involving the Automatic Emergency Braking (AEB) system in my vehicle. The AEB system has repeatedly activated without any apparent reason, causing the vehicle to brake suddenly when there are no obstacles, vehicles, pedestrians, or road hazards present.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11713966
Search the official database: NHTSA. Excerpts are quoted from the public record, shortened at a sentence and with personal details removed.
Not every 2022 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.