The contact owns a 2001 Volvo S40. Whenever the vehicle was cold, the brakes would not work unless the pedal was engaged 6 times. The dealer stated that the brake vacuum needed to be replaced. The failure mileage was 63,000. The current mileage was 74,000.

- Bayside, NY, USA

The contact owns a 2001 Volvo S40. Each morning, the brakes would fail. The contact had to leave the vehicle running for approximately five minutes before the brakes became operational. He took the vehicle to the dealer and they stated that the pump needed to be replaced and the VIN was not included in NHTSA campaign id number 03V474000 (service brakes, hydraulic:power assist:vacuum). The current mileage was 67,000 and failure mileage was 60,000.

- Advance, NC, USA

Volvo model S40 vacuum brake failure. My 28 year old daughter was making a low speed turn at intersection and brakes failed and she hit a telephone pole. In 2003 she was coming to a stop behind another car and the same thing happened. Subsequently they replaced the vacuum pump at the 30,000 mile service on 8/14/03. We just read about recall on vehicles made during 2000.

- Dresher, PA, USA