2024 VOLVO XC40 — Complaint #2177190
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NHTSA Complaint about FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS filed February 16, 2026
NHTSA complaint #2177190 (ODI reference 11718226) concerns a 2024 VOLVO XC40 and was filed on February 16, 2026. The owner reports the failure occurred on January 14, 2025. The report was geocoded to Illinois based on the filer's self-reported location. The affected component is categorized as forward collision avoidance: warnings, one of NHTSA's standardized taxonomy codes used to group defect patterns across make, model, and year.
The filer flagged the following severity indicators: crash: yes, fire: no, injuries: 0, fatalities: 0. A complaint that flags a crash, fire, or fatality is escalated on NHTSA's internal review queue and factors more heavily into any Preliminary Evaluation decision on this make and model. Because a VIN was supplied, this complaint is tied to a specific vehicle and not just a model-year cohort.
Individual complaints are consumer-submitted and unverified by NHTSA engineers — the agency's role at this stage is to collect, index, and make them searchable. What matters for federal action is the pattern: when many owners of the same VOLVO XC40 cohort independently describe similar forward collision avoidance: warnings failures, defect investigators have grounds to open a PE and request manufacturer data. Related filings for the same vehicle and component appear below, and the detail page for the full 2024 VOLVO XC40 shows the complete component-level complaint distribution alongside any active investigations or recalls.
Complaint Description
On two separate occasions, brakes failed completely in snow. Vehicle did not appear to be hydroplaning, and anti-lock function did not kick-in despite the pedal being floored. Pumping had no effect either. Safety sensors around the car should have detected motion even if the wheels were locked-up and should initiate anti-lock procedures as well. Distance traveled (at low speed due to snow and heavy traffic) was well over 100 feet. Emergency stopping feature finally engaged anti-lock brakes about 1/2 second before impact. To avoid a second crash (someone two vehicles ahead caused a pileup) a year later, driver had the wherewithal (and space) to leave the roadway when brakes failed to even slow the vehicle.
Complaint Details
| NHTSA Complaint ID | 2177190 |
| ODI Number | 11718226 |
| Date Filed | February 16, 2026 |
| Failure Date | January 14, 2025 |
| VIN | YV4L12UK8R2 |
Source: NHTSA Vehicle Complaints Database. Component taxonomy and severity codes are standardized by NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.
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