2024 Volvo C40bev problems, complaints & recalls
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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.
Air Bags:frontal:driver Side:inflator Module 2024-12-18 · campaign 24V938000 · 2 vehicles
Defect: Volvo Car USA, LLC (Volvo Car) is recalling certain 2023-2024 Volvo C40 vehicles. The clamps may be improperly crimped on the driver's side inner far side air bag module (FSAB), which can cause the air bag to deploy improperly.
Risk: An air bag that deploys improperly may not protect the driver as intended during a crash, increasing the risk of injury.
Fix: Dealers will replace the driver's side inner FSAB, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed January 24, 2025. Owners may contact Volvo Car customer service at 1-800-458-1552. Volvo Car's number for this recall is R10296.
Service bulletins (95)
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 2026-07-28 · 37893.2.0 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this is a tj - text only - no attachments - if the software version displayed in the csd is not aligned with the actual software version installed in the vehicle (this may occur after a failed software download), and no total upgrade is available in vida, note! do not replace any parts. a software p
Unknown Or Other 2026-07-28 · 37231.1.1 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this is a tj - text only no attachments - if the software version displayed in the csd is not aligned with the actual software version installed in the vehicle (this may occur after a failed software download), and no total upgrade is available in vida, note! do not replace any parts. a software pro
Unknown Or Other 2026-07-11 · 37342.2.3 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this is a technical journal: icup ihu - text plus 1 pdf prior approval. in most cases, the ihu does not need to be replaced -in many cases the infotainment head unit (ihu) does not need to be replaced and can be retained by following the fault tracing in vida.
Unknown Or Other 2026-07-11 · 36555.8.0 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this is a technical journal: text plus 3 .png files and 1 mp4 csd stuck in recovery mode, icup. in most cases this recovery mode can be resolved by preforming a ihu reload.
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
Showing the 6 most recent of 95 bulletins. Search all of them free at nhtsa.gov.
What owners report
2025-06-29 · Unknown Or Other“there are 2 very serious safety issues that are extremely dangerous with this car. #1 - the automatic intervention rear brake auto brake engages for no reason when there is nothing behind the car. it happens when i am backing up very slowly. it throws me forward and then thrusts me back into the headrest. this has happened 3 times in 2 months. …”
2025-02-17 · Unknown Or Other · 💥 crash“hello, i was driving behind a group of cars that unexpectedly slowed, then stopped. i braked, but while i was braking the car unintentionally lunged forward and hit the car in front of me. i know my foot was on the brake because the car initially slowed. my car was totaled and i was injured. the other driver was not injured.…”
Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.