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2022 Volvo C40

Electric

Small Sport Utility Vehicle 4WD
1 EPA-rated configurations
Data refreshed 2026-10-26

Safety Signal

91 / 100 from the NHTSA recall record

RecallsNHTSA campaigns 2

Complaints1 fire reported 15

Crash ratingnot rated by NHTSA —

EV rangebest configuration, EPA 226 mi

2024 2023 2022

The 2022 Volvo C40 is sold in the U.S. as an electric compact SUV. Its longest-range version, the C40 Recharge twin, is EPA-rated at 226 miles with 87 MPGe combined efficiency. NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for this model year, which gives it a Safety Signal grade of A. Owners have filed 15 complaints, most often about the vehicle speed control.

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Trims & pricing

Source: manufacturer press kitCompare a trim →

Trim	Powertrain	Drive	MSRP	HP	Torque	Cargo (2nd row)
Recharge Twin	Electric	AWD	—	402 hp	487 lb-ft	14.6 cu-ft

MSRP excludes destination. Open a trim for the complete spec sheet and standard/optional equipment. Have the car in front of you? Decode its VIN to see which of these trims it is and what it was priced at.

Specs & fuel economy

Source: EPA fueleconomy.gov

Configuration	Powertrain	Drive	Engine / motor	City	Hwy	Comb	Range	kWh/100mi	Charge (240V)	Annual fuel*
C40 Recharge twin	Electric	AWD	150 and 150 kW AC PMSM	94	80	87 MPGe	226 mi	38.5	8 h	$850

*EPA estimate at 15,000 miles/year at EPA reference fuel and electricity prices. fueleconomy.gov record ids: 44929.

Emissions & certification

Source: EPA emission certificates

Configuration	Smog rating	Emission standard	Where it can be sold new	SmartWay
C40 Recharge twin	10 / 10	Federal Tier 3 Bin 0 / California ZEV	All 50 states (federal, all altitudes); California and states following California standards	SmartWay Elite

Certified for all fifty states, so it can be registered new anywhere in the U.S.

The smog rating scores tailpipe pollutants other than greenhouse gases, 1 (worst) to 10 (best), and is comparable only within a model year. The standard is the federal bin or California tier the configuration was certified to. Both come from the EPA certificate behind the window sticker.

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Recalls (2)

Source: NHTSA recall database

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Back Over Prevention

R10333

413,151 vehicles 91% reported repaired

Problem 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

Filed with NHTSADefect report PDF Owner letter PDF

NHTSA campaign 25V908000 reported Dec 23, 2025 Volvo Car USA, LLC the full filing, and every vehicle covered →

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Back Over Prevention

R10320

413,151 vehicles 95% reported repaired built Oct 19, 2021 – Apr 15, 2025

Problem 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.

Filed with NHTSADefect report PDF Remedy instructions PDF

NHTSA campaign 25V282000 reported May 8, 2025 Volvo Car USA, LLC the full filing, and every vehicle covered →

These are vehicle campaigns — the ones the automaker filed against this model. NHTSA also records equipment recalls, filed by a parts maker against a component (a tyre, a child seat, an aftermarket part), and those are not listed here or counted above. nhtsa.gov/recalls shows both for a VIN.

NHTSA defect investigations

Electrical System:Propulsion System — Pedestrian alert sounds closed

NHTSA received a petition on or about July 18, 2022, requesting that Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) 141 be applied to all electric and hybrid vehicles operating in the United States. The petition can be reviewed at NHTSA.gov under ODI Number 11486072. FMVSS 141 establishes performance requirements for pedestrian alert sounds for motor vehicles. The standard applies to hybrid and electric vehicles that have a gross vehicle weight rating of 4,536 KG or less or are defined as low-speed vehicles. The standard became fully applicable to all such vehicles manufactured on or after March 1, 2021. On January 27, 2023, NHTSA opened Defect Petition (DP) 22-005 to evaluate the subject mat

Opened Jan 27, 2023 · closed Aug 7, 2023 · action DP22005 · the investigation’s page →

Whether any of this applies to one specific C40

A campaign covers a build range, not a model year, so two identical-looking cars from 2022 can differ. Both of these check a VIN against the manufacturer’s own list, free, in about ten seconds. Volvo publishes its own lookup because federal rule 49 CFR 573.15 requires it to, and to keep it current to within seven days.

NHTSA VIN check →Volvo’s own VIN lookup →

Hear about a recall before the letter does

The manufacturer’s letter is the last step of a recall: it has up to 60 days after filing to mail owners, at the address on the registration. We email you the day NHTSA posts a recall on the 2022 Volvo C40, with what to do next. Nothing else, ever — no newsletter, no marketing, one-click unsubscribe in every message.

Owner complaints

Source: NHTSA complaint database

15complaints filed

0 involved a crash · 1 a fire · 0 injuries · 0 deaths reported

66 per 10,000 built · Volvo reported 2,287 C40 built (its Early Warning production report to NHTSA)

Filed per year: 2022: 1 · 2023: 1 · 2024: 4 · 2025: 4 · 2026: 5

Most-cited components

Vehicle Speed Control 5

Back Over Prevention 5

Unspecified 3

Electrical System 2

Fuel/Propulsion System 2

Visibility/Wiper 2

In owners' own words

Filed with NHTSA by the people who own these cars, one per problem area. Quoted as written, with anything identifying removed.

Multiple recurring electronic, keyless entry, and drivability defects on my 2022 Volvo C40 Recharge, VIN . The vehicle was purchased used through Vroom and financed by UACC. Serious problems existed prior to the factory warranty expiration in April 2026.

Electrical System Jul 14, 2026 NHTSA owner report · ODI 11750367

The car’s infotainment system repeatedly freezes and force restarts which causes the HVAC system to stop working and the windshield defroster to stop cleaning fog and frost leading to poor visibility

Visibility/Wiper Mar 21, 2026 NHTSA owner report · ODI 11726085

Intermittent rear backup camera displayed camera unavailable instead of live video footage of what's behind the car. Inspection available upon request. Reduced visibility to rear of vehicle may lead to unsafe vehicle reverse. Problem hard to reproduce at dealer or independent service center as issue is intermittent and inconsistent.

Back Over Prevention Jan 31, 2026 NHTSA owner report · ODI 11714666

On multiple occasions, the vehicle’s infotainment system has malfunctioned, and when this occurs, the turn signals stop working entirely. This failure has happened while the vehicle was in active use, including during a long trip, leaving us without functioning turn signals for an extended period.

Exterior Lighting Dec 8, 2025 NHTSA owner report · ODI 11703608

This vehicle is an electric vehicle and driven primarily in one pedal drive. When stopped, without any input to the accelerator, it will sometimes start moving forward. This has happened at least fifty times in the 2.5 years I have owned this vehicle.

Vehicle Speed Control Jan 10, 2025 NHTSA owner report · ODI 11635274

I exclusively use one pedal drive (OPD) for my 2022 Volvo C40 EV. I have a log of about a dozen incidents in 2.5yrs where OPD has malfunctioned. Sometimes failing at speed, other times lurching quickly forward after stopping. I have contacted Volvo and they installed a flight data recorder.

Fuel/Propulsion System Dec 24, 2024 NHTSA owner report · ODI 11632245

Complaint counts are raw owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects, and scale with how many were sold. Use them to spot patterns, not to rank.

Reported by Volvo itself: 1 death-or-injury claim on this model year in its quarterly Early Warning reports to NHTSA (49 CFR 579.21): 1 injured, as claimed, not verified — about 44 per 100,000 built. Every C40 model year, by year and system → Dated and by system, they are exhibit F of the defect dossier.

Crash ratings

Source: NHTSA NCAP

NHTSA has not published 5-Star crash ratings for this model year.

Driver-assist crash reports (1)

Source: NHTSA Standing General Order 2021-01

1report filed

1 severity unknown

— to — · 1 with an air bag deployment · 1 towed

What was engaged, and what was hit

System named: Pilot Assist (1)

Crash partner: Pickup Truck 1

Filed by: Volvo Car USA, LLC

Incident	System	Struck	Injury alleged	State	Speed	Report
—	Level 2 · Pilot Assist	Pickup Truck	unknown	MA	62 mph	1422-3730

From the manufacturer’s own filing

The reporting entity’s narrative as NHTSA published it, with anything identifying removed and nothing added. A narrative is a notice, written before the entity had verified what happened.

Customer States: "Traveling south, [redacted] in Beckett Mass. lane departure on, cruise on, "pilot assist" on, vehicle hit on drivers side front after crossing center lane without warning. then vehicle hit on passenger front" 10-day Update for Report: 1422-3730-1: Vehicle was inspected on September [redacted], 2022.

Volvo Car USA, LLC report 1422-3730 — NHTSA SGO filing

A report under the General Order is a notice the manufacturer or operator must file within days of hearing of a crash in which a Level 2 driver-assist or automated-driving system was engaged within 30 seconds of impact. It is filed before anything is verified, and entities with telematics hear of far more crashes than entities that rely on complaints, so counts say as much about the reporting as about the car and are not comparable across makes. Nothing is normalised by fleet size. Every report on file, by make and year → · NHTSA’s page and files

Service bulletins & campaigns

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications

Communicationsfiled with NHTSA 124

Most recentmanufacturer date 2026-09-19

Kindsas classified by NHTSA 121 service bulletins, 2 service campaigns, 1 other

Most often about: Electrical System, Unknown Or Other, Equipment, Engine, Exterior Lighting.

37504.3.0 Service bulletin
2026-09-19 · Power Train
This is a TJ Text Only no attachment If a customer experiences a DIM message stating "Propulsion Service Required" and IEM P0A7A48 is stored, please follow the advice under "Service".
37893.2.0 Service bulletin
2026-07-28 · Unknown Or Other
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 Product is available to align the software version in the CSD with the actual software version instal
37231.1.1 Service bulletin
2026-07-28 · Unknown Or Other
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 Product is available to align the software version in the CSD with the actual software version installe
37342.2.3 Service bulletin
2026-07-11 · Unknown Or Other
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.
36555.8.0 Service bulletin
2026-07-11 · Unknown Or Other
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.
37839.1.1 Service bulletin
2026-05-23 · Unknown Or Other
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 screen, follow the advice on this TJ under “Service”
33031.6.0 Service bulletin
2026-05-23 · Unknown Or Other
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
37839.1.1 Service bulletin
2026-05-20 · Unknown Or Other
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 screen, follow the advice on this TJ under “Service”

A service bulletin is the manufacturer telling its dealers how to diagnose or repair a known condition. It is not a recall, not a finding that the vehicle is defective, and the work is not automatically free — though a bulletin is often what a dealer works from when you describe a symptom, so quoting the document number can save a diagnosis. The count is every communication filed; the list shows the most recent, one entry per campaign, because a single campaign is usually filed as several documents on the same day. The summaries are NHTSA's; the full documents come from the manufacturer.

Diagnostic trouble codes on file

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications and complaints

Codes documented against this model year in the federal record. A code appearing here does not mean this vehicle will set it — it means the code is part of this nameplate-year's documented history.

Code	What it means	Most often filed under	Where it appears
U029D U029D on Volvo →	Manufacturer-defined — the meaning is set by the automaker, not the standard.	Engine	1 bulletin
U029E	Manufacturer-defined — the meaning is set by the automaker, not the standard.	Engine	1 bulletin
U02A3	Manufacturer-defined — the meaning is set by the automaker, not the standard.	Engine	1 bulletin

Generic codes (the second character is 0 or 2) mean the same thing on every vehicle sold in the United States. Manufacturer-specific codes (1 or 3) mean whatever the automaker assigned, and no honest source can define them for you — which is why the ones here carry the evidence instead of a definition. A code is a link when enough separate federal documents name it across the catalogue to be worth a page of its own; the rest are listed here, where the vehicle is the context that makes them mean something.

C40 by model year

all years, side by side →

Year Safety Recalls Complaints

2024 B 3 2 297 mi 2023 D 6 25 226 mi 2022 this page A 2 15 226 mi

Common questions about the 2022 C40

Source: EPA, NHTSA and manufacturer press kits

Does the 2022 Volvo C40 have any recalls?

NHTSA has posted 2 recall campaigns for the 2022 Volvo C40. The most serious on file is 25V908000, covering Back Over Prevention. Check your own VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls; a recall applies to specific build ranges, not every car.

How safe is the 2022 Volvo C40?

NHTSA has not published a crash-test rating for the 2022 Volvo C40 yet. On the recall record WhichTrim grades it A (91/100), which measures open and severe recalls rather than crash protection.

What is the fuel economy of the 2022 Volvo C40?

For the 2022 Volvo C40, the longest EPA range is 226 miles on a charge. Figures are the EPA's own, per configuration, and every one is listed above.

What do owners complain about on the 2022 Volvo C40?

Owners have filed 15 complaints with NHTSA about the 2022 Volvo C40, most often about vehicle speed control, back over prevention, unspecified. Of those, 1 a fire. Complaints are unverified owner reports, so treat the pattern as a signal and the individual report as an anecdote.

How clean is the 2022 Volvo C40?

The EPA smog rating for the 2022 Volvo C40 is 10 out of 10. That score covers tailpipe pollutants other than greenhouse gases, and it only compares vehicles within the same model year. It is certified for all fifty states, so it can be registered new anywhere in the U.S. Its configurations were certified to different standards — California ZEV, Federal Tier 3 Bin 0 — which the table above lists per configuration.

Are there service bulletins for the 2022 Volvo C40?

The manufacturer has filed 124 service bulletins and related communications with NHTSA for the 2022 Volvo C40, most often covering electrical system, unknown or other, equipment. The most recent is dated 2026-09-19. A bulletin is not a recall: it is the repair procedure a manufacturer sends its dealers for a condition it knows about, and the work is not automatically paid for. It is still worth knowing — if the symptom matches, quoting the bulletin number at the service desk can save a diagnosis. The document numbers and summaries are listed above.

What we hold, and what an empty row means

Paid vehicle-history reports will not tell you the difference between “nothing happened to this car” and “we never received that record” — both of the big two say as much in their own help pages. Most of what is on this page comes from complete federal registers, so we can tell you which is which, row by row.

Data	Held	Source	What it covers — or what empty means
Fuel economy & configurations	1 configurations	EPA certification records	Every configuration the EPA certified for sale, with its own test figures.
Emission certificates	1 configurations	EPA emission certificates	Smog rating, standard and the sales area that decides where the car can be sold new.
Recalls	2	NHTSA recall campaigns	A complete federal register: every campaign covering this model year, with severity and advisory flags.
Owner complaints	15	NHTSA complaint database	Also complete, but unverified: these are reports owners filed, not findings. Counts scale with how many were sold.
Crash ratings	none	NHTSA NCAP	NHTSA has not tested this model year. Cars are selected for testing, so untested is not unsafe.
Service bulletins	124	NHTSA manufacturer communications	Everything the manufacturer told its dealers about a defect or malfunction, short of a recall.
Investigations	1	NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation	Open and closed defect investigations, with the agency's own narrative.
Driver-assist crash reports	1	NHTSA Standing General Order 2021-01	Crashes the manufacturer or operator reported with a Level 2 or automated-driving system engaged. Notices, filed before verification; not comparable across makes.
Specifications filed with NHTSA	none	NHTSA vPIC, decoded from VIN patterns	We had no VIN pattern to decode for this model year, or the manufacturer filed nothing usable.
Trims, pricing & equipment	1 trims	Manufacturer press kit	Transcribed from the manufacturer's own press material, every value carrying the document it came from.

Rebuilt nightly; this page was generated 2026-10-26. Every figure above is traceable to the source named beside it, and the JSON for this page carries the same values with their identifiers.

Sources & method

Safety Signal starts every model-year at 100 and subtracts points per open NHTSA recall campaign by severity: critical 15 (fire risk, park-outside or do-not-drive advisories), high 8 (brakes, steering, airbags, loss of drive power, structure, battery), moderate 6, minor 3 (software, labels, lighting fixed by an update). The most serious recall counts in full and each further one counts 85% of the one before, because a vehicle sold in millions is recalled more often than a rare one without being more dangerous — and because a flat subtraction bottomed the scale out, scoring a vehicle with 22 recalls within a point of one with six. A ≥ 90, B ≥ 80, C ≥ 70, D ≥ 60, otherwise F. Read it as what it counts: recall campaigns on the federal record, weighted by severity. The damping reduces the sales bias by roughly 40% but does not remove it: like our complaint counts, this is not normalized by how many were sold, so a best-seller still scores somewhat worse than an obscure model with the same real risk. NHTSA crash ratings, do-not-drive and park-outside advisories, and the crash, fire, injury and death counts in owner complaints are reported separately on every page and never blended into the letter — a vehicle can hold five stars and a poor letter at once, and where that happens we say so rather than leave you to notice. Because the scale subtracts from a clean sheet, a model year too new to have been recalled, complained about or bulletined scores full marks on an empty record; we label those grades provisional rather than present them as earned.

EPA figures come from fueleconomy.gov vehicle records. Recalls, complaints, investigations and crash ratings come from NHTSA's public flat files, refreshed nightly. Trim-level specifications and pricing are transcribed from the manufacturer's official press kit; every value carries its source in the data file.

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2022 Volvo C40

Trims & pricing

Specs & fuel economy

Emissions & certification

Factory warranty running out?

Recalls (2)

Back Over Prevention

Back Over Prevention

NHTSA defect investigations

Whether any of this applies to one specific C40

Hear about a recall before the letter does

Parts & accessories for the 2022 Volvo C40

Owner complaints

Most-cited components

In owners' own words

Crash ratings

Driver-assist crash reports (1)

What was engaged, and what was hit

From the manufacturer’s own filing

Service bulletins & campaigns

Diagnostic trouble codes on file

C40 by model year

Common questions about the 2022 C40

Does the 2022 Volvo C40 have any recalls?

How safe is the 2022 Volvo C40?

What is the fuel economy of the 2022 Volvo C40?

What do owners complain about on the 2022 Volvo C40?

How clean is the 2022 Volvo C40?

Are there service bulletins for the 2022 Volvo C40?

What we hold, and what an empty row means

Where to go next

Sources & method