2022 Volvo Xc40 problems, complaints & recalls
Most-reported problem areas: Back Over Prevention: Sensing System: Camera (12) · Forward Collision Avoidance: Warnings (4) · Vehicle Speed Control:accelerator Pedal (2)
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Safety recalls (3)
Back Over Prevention:software 2025-12-23 · campaign 25V908000 · 413,151 vehicles
Defect: Volvo Car USA, LLC (Volvo Car) is recalling certain 2021-2025 XC40, 2022 V90, 2022-2024 C40BEV, 2022-2025 S90, V90CC, XC60, 2023-2025 S60, V60, V60CC, XC90, and 2025 EC40, and EX40 vehicles. The rearview camera image may not display when the vehicle is placed in reverse. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 111, "Rear Visibility."
Risk: A rearview camera image that does not display reduces the driver's view behind the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
Fix: The software will be updated by a dealer or through an over-the-air (OTA) update, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed February 24, 2026. Owners may contact Volvo Car’s customer service at 1-800-458-1552. Volvo Car's number for this recall is R10333. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall will be searchable on NHTSA.gov beginning February 16, 2026. This recall replaces previous NHTSA recall number 25V282. Vehicles previously repaired under recall 25V282 w
Back Over Prevention:software 2025-05-08 · campaign 25V282000 · 413,151 vehicles
Defect: Volvo Car USA, LLC (Volvo Car) is recalling certain 2021-2025 XC40, 2022 V90, 2022-2025 S90, V90CC, C40, XC60, 2023-2025 S60, V60, V60CC, XC90, and 2025 EC40 and EX40 vehicles. The rearview camera image may not display when the vehicle is placed in reverse. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 111, "Rear Visibility."
Risk: A rearview camera image that does not display reduces the driver's view of what is behind the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
Fix: The software will be updated by a dealer or through an over-the-air (OTA) update, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed June 27, 2025. Owners may contact Volvo Car customer service at 1-800-458-1552. Volvo Car's number for this recall is R10320.
Electrical System:propulsion System:traction Battery:management System/Energy Control Module (Bms/Becm):software 2021-02-24 · campaign 21V109000 · 2,278 vehicles
Defect: Volvo Car USA, LLC (Volvo Car) is recalling certain 2021-2022 XC40 Recharge vehicles. The Battery Energy Control Module (BECM) microprocessor may reset and cause the high voltage system to disconnect.
Risk: A disconnected high voltage system can cause a loss of drive power, increasing the risk of a crash.
Fix: Volvo Car will notify owners, and dealers will install a software update, free of charge. The recall began March 30, 2021. Owners may contact Volvo Car customer service at 1-888-458-1552. Volvo Car's number for this recall is R10078.
Service bulletins (266)
Technical service bulletins are repair instructions manufacturers send dealers for known issues. Unlike recalls, the fix is not automatically free — but naming the bulletin at the service desk can save diagnosis time and support goodwill repairs.
Unknown Or Other 2026-06-24 · 37414.3.0 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this is a tj - text plus 1 jpg - if the check engine light is on and dtc ecm p052123 is stored, please follow the advice under "service". with emphasis on the engine part numbers and serial numbers.
Unknown Or Other 2026-06-10 · 37414.3.0 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this is a tj - text plus 1 jpg - if the check engine light is on and dtc ecm p052123 is stored, please follow the advice under "service". with emphasis on the engine part numbers and serial numbers.
Unknown Or Other 2026-05-23 · 37839.1.1 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this is a tj - text plus two .mov attachments - if the customer is experiencing a frozen sirius radio banner, meaning in the app view the title of the song and station name will stay on the previous selected station; the audio will be for the station that is selected and not what is shown on the scr
Unknown Or Other 2026-05-23 · 33031.6.0 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this is a technical journal: text plus 1 .jpg attachment - if remote control key is not detected by the car and shows message in dim "car key not found" or if functions such as lock/unlock are not working, please follow advice for detecting key
Unknown Or Other 2026-05-20 · 37826.1.1 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this is a tj text only no attachments -- if the flc2 is not responding when attempting to load software, or after a failed software upgrade, vida will report that the flc2 cannot be unlocked. to resolve this issue, follow the instructions in this tj under "service".
Unknown Or Other 2026-05-20 · 37839.1.1 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this is a tj - text plus two .mov attachments - if the customer is experiencing a frozen sirius radio banner, meaning in the app view the title of the song and station name will stay on the previous selected station; the audio will be for the station that is selected and not what is shown on the scr
Showing the 6 most recent of 266 bulletins. Search all of them free at nhtsa.gov.
What owners report
2026-08-28 · Forward Collision Avoidance: Warnings“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. volvo support has not been helpful. online forums…”
2026-01-28 · Forward Collision Avoidance: Warnings“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. these events have occurred under normal driving conditio…”
2025-12-06 · Back Over Prevention: Sensing System: Camera“even after the last recall campaign, my vehicle still frequently fails to activate the backup camera with a message stating backup camera unavailable. the software update that was intended to resolve the issue has not worked. i've seen multiple other volvo drivers complaining about the same issue online. this is regarding the following previous re…”
2025-08-31 · Steering“while driving the power steering fails. this is after the dealer had installed a software fix for this problem …”
2025-08-18 · Back Over Prevention: Sensing System: Camera“the backup camera doesn't always work. there are times when you will put the car in reverse and it will attempt to display the backup camera but instead says camera is temporarily unavailable. there recently was a recall for this, twice, but the issue continues to occur. …”
2025-08-01 · Back Over Prevention: Sensing System: Camera“i was getting the "rear camera not available" warning, starting months ago. i received the notification of the volvo recall r10320. i scheduled a software inspection/upgrade at the dealer. on july 8, the dealer installed the newer software that supposed to take care of it. revision 3.6.4 was installed. it seemed okay for a week. now the same warni…”
2025-08-01 · Back Over Prevention: Sensing System: Camera“after recall took my car for repair to the volvo dealer. they installed the new software version 3.7 but it did not fix the problem..still i am getting backup camera not available massage.…”
2025-07-31 · Electrical System“my vehicle is affected by the recall #r10320 or nhtsa # 25v282. the recall letter states that the dealerships have the updated software available to solve the back-up camera issue, also over the air update will solve the problem later if that is my choice. the problem is that i see this as just a marketing ploy to get me into the dealership and ups…”
2025-07-30 · Back Over Prevention: Sensing System: Camera“car has had a previous software recall done at a volvo dealership to address issues with the back-up camera, but even after the recall, the camera display is still frequently malfunctioning. when in reverse, the back-up camera display often freezes for several seconds at a time while the car is in motion. this is very dangerous since anything mov…”
2025-07-25 · Back Over Prevention: Sensing System: Camera“backing in to garage got camera not available, happens intermittently, cause is due to inherently underpowered cpu for head unit volvo installed, it was out of date at time of manufacture, they have announced a new cpu for 2025/26 model year vehicles. vehicle is on latest software that was supposed to address this issue…”
Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.