2000 Volvo S40 & 2000 Volvo V40 recall: brakes
⚠️ What's wrong
On certain passenger vehicles, water CAN enter the electrical brake vacuum pump, causing the pump to fail.
💥 The risk
This could result in loss of power assist and an increase in needed brake pedal force, which could result in a crash.
🔧 The fix
Dealers will replace the pump with a new and improved version and move the pump to a new location. Owner notification began on march 15, 2004. Owners should contact volvo at 1-800-458-1552.
Is the fix free? Yes. Safety recall repairs are free at any authorized dealer under federal law, including parts and labor. (Vehicles more than 15 years old when the recall was announced can be excluded, but most manufacturers still fix them.)
- NHTSA campaign
- 03V474000
- Manufacturer recall #
- 129
- Manufacturer
- VOLVO CARS OF N.A. LLC.
- Vehicles affected
- 36,000
- Component
- SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM
- Owner phone
- 1-800-458-1552
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Mar 15, 2004
- Built
- May 3, 1999 – May 12, 2000
- Recall started by
- ODI
- Notes
- Volvo recall no. 129.customers CAN also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).