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V40 ABS Lateral Sensor Fault

Alright Volvo crew, need some help! I've got a 2018 Volvo V40 with a gasoline engine and recently the ABS light keeps popping up. The whole ABS system seems to be failing when it does. I scanned it and it's throwing a lateral acceleration sensor fault. Anyone else had this happen?

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richardblitz7

Hey! I had something similar happen in my V40 a while back. Sounds like the lateral sensor is borked! Is it constantly on, or just intermittent?

moritz_drache1 (Author)

It's intermittent. Comes and goes as it pleases. Where you at lateral sensor when you had the problem or could it be something else?

richardblitz7

Yeah, mine was intermittent too at first, then it became more frequent. Pretty sure it's the sensor. Unfortunately, those things are usually part of the ABS control unit itself, so it's not a simple swap. You probably need to take it to a workshop to confirm but I'd bet it's a defective control unit.

moritz_drache1 (Author)

Thanks for the info! I took it to a shop and yep, lateral sensor in the control unit, just like you said. Bill came to around 1000€ to get it sorted but at least it's fixed now!

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