Vehicle profile
2020 Volvo XC40
SUV · Small Sport Utility Vehicle 2WD
Specifications
What's under the hood.
- Horsepower
- 187 hp
- Cylinders
- 4-cyl
- Displacement
- 2L
- Fuel
- Gasoline
- Transmission
- Automatic 8-spd
- Drive
- FWD
- Body class
- Small Sport Utility Vehicle 2WD
Federal recall campaigns
1 federal recall campaign.
How this compares
- vs 2020 Small Sport Utility Vehicle 2WD
- 0.26× the 3.84 campaigns averaged across that group (fewer than typical)
- Most-affected system
- FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE — 1 of 1 (100%)
Derived from the federal campaign record across 2020 vehicles in the same body class. Counts are of campaigns, not of faults found.
20V144000
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKINGVolvo Cars USA LLC (Volvo Cars) is recalling certain 2019-2020 S60, V60, V60 Cross Country, S90L, V90, V90 Cross Country, XC40, XC60, and XC90 vehicles. Due to a software/hardware incompatibility, the Automatic Emergency Brake (AEB) system may not detect obstacles and engage as intended.
Consequence: If the automatic emergency braking system does not engage as intended, it can increase the risk of a crash.
Remedy: Volvo will notify owners, and dealers will update the Active Safety Domain Master (ASDM) software, free of charge. The recall began April 9, 2020. Owners may contact Volvo customer service at 1-800-458-1552. Volvo's number for this recall is R29998.
12/03/2020
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