2004 Volvo S40 Equipment Problems
- Complaints
- 1about this part
- Share
- 2%of 48 total for the year
- Median mileage
- —not reported
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 1 complaints about the equipment of the 2004 Volvo S40, 2% of the 48 complaints for this model year. 2 recall campaigns on record are filed under a similar system.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“Multiple failures. Air bag system, problem starting and noise in steering. The vehicle also had an air condition problem. The air bag light illuminated on 3 occasions. The consumer stated the passenger seat was equipped with a device that weighed passengers to determine if the air bag should be activated.”
NHTSA complaint #10097709, filed 2004-10Related recalls
- 10V566000Nov 8, 2010Volvo is recalling certain vehicles equipped with garmin 760 portable global positioning system (gps) units because the batteries on those units may overheat.Covers: Volvo S40 2004–2010, S80 2000–2010, V70 2001–2010 +6 more
- 03V284000Aug 1, 2003Certain passenger cars fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 225, "child restraint anchorage systems." the second…Covers: Volvo S40 2001–2004, V40 2001–2004, V70 2001–2003 +3 more
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Equipment: other model years
Other parts of the 2004 Volvo S40
12 complaintsAir bags
11 complaintsElectrical system
11 complaintsFuel system
8 complaintsEngine cooling
5 complaintsSteering
4 complaintsVehicle speed control
4 complaintsEngine
2 complaintsExterior lighting
2 complaintsLatches, locks and linkages
2 complaintsOther or unknown
2 complaintsBody and structure
2 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2004 Volvo S40
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 30, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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