2 NHTSA safety recalls cover the 2023 Volvo XC40. Owners have filed 47 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 2023 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 47 complaints with NHTSA about the 2023 Volvo XC40, reporting 8 crashes, 5 injuries. Volvo has issued at least 213 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 47 complaints with NHTSA about the 2023 Volvo XC40. A few in their own words, shortened. Complaints are unverified and are not proof of a defect or of any recall.
“I was pulling into a parking space at very low speed and was in the final stage of positioning the vehicle in the parking space. I was intentionally controlling the vehicle's movement by gradually lifting my foot from the brake pedal.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11765706
“I pulled into a parking spot with a concrete barrier pole at a pharmacy to pick up my sister. I had my foot on the brake while she was getting into the vehicle when the vehicle suddenly accelerated forward crashing into the pole.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11741990
“On Wednesday, July 16, 2025 I was sitting at a stop light, using the Auto Hold system. A few minutes later, my car took off and accelerated on its own and hit the rear of a truck. I hit the truck so hard as he was sitting at the light as well, it pushed his vehicle into the vehicle in front of him.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11674216
“On January 22, 2025 on a clear sunny day (no wind) I was putting groceries in the trunk of my car when the trunk lid came down on my head injuring me. I was leaning from the right side of my car across to the left side. My key was in my pocketbook on my right shoulder.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11639147
“I went through a car wash and then pulled into the first parking spot near the vacuum cleaners. As I was braking and coming to a stop, the car suddenly lurched forward and accelerated on its own. Despite pressing the brake pedal multiple times, the car did not stop until it went about 15ft.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11629892
Search the official database: NHTSA. Excerpts are quoted from the public record, shortened at a sentence and with personal details removed.
Not every 2023 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.