VIDA doesn't recognise V40 2017 VIN?

[Rocinante]

Originally Posted by goltho

They will, and they do. However I recently learnt of the Build Plate on the V50 I was working on, which contains a long code which needed decoding to identify the correct spring part number in VIDA. See https://www.volvoforums.org.uk/showthread.php?t=319492 for interest.

Had I just gone ahead and ordered what the suppliers said were correct, I would have had big problems.

I'll throw a few other suggestions out there, that you may have considered, in the absence of some actual help from someone.

• Phone up a few different dealers, you just need one of them to give you the part number.
• Try a Volvo Indi, they may be more amenable to giving the info.
• Try a Volvo Specialist parts place, they may be able to access the correct info.
• Can you access the parts number for an earlier model year V40 same spec, I'd be kinda surprised if the parts changed later in the models life, but you're back to your original problem of risking the wrong part.

Hopefully someone will provide actual help.

[goltho]

Originally Posted by Rocinante

I'll throw a few other suggestions out there, that you may have considered, in the absence of some actual help from someone.

• Phone up a few different dealers, you just need one of them to give you the part number.
• Try a Volvo Indi, they may be more amenable to giving the info.
• Try a Volvo Specialist parts place, they may be able to access the correct info.
• Can you access the parts number for an earlier V40, I'd be kinda surprised if the parts changed later in the models life, but you're back to your original problem of risking the wrong part.

Hopefully someone will provide actual help.

Definitely good suggestions, thanks. I've been contemplating other dealers whilst narrowing down the exact spec for the this car, so I'll go that route now.🤞

Cheers.

[Rocinante]

My other thought would be to contact Volvo directly. I think they'll just point you at a dealer, but they may be able to give you the part number ?

Be worth the price of an email to ask.

[goltho]

I got it, thank the dog. The third dealer I called was completely sympathetic and let me have the part number. Thanks for the input.