Volvo of America Corp.: Fuel System, Gasoline › Delivery › Fuel Pump
Volvo of America Corp. reported this defect to federal regulators on Jan 8, 1991 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 19,286. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
IF CONDITIONS OF HIGH AMBIENT TEMPERATURE, OVERFILLING OF THE FUEL TANK, AND INSUFFICIENT TORQUE ON THE SENDING UNIT LOCK RING EXIST SIMULTANEOUSLY, FUEL SEEPAGE MAY OCCUR FROM THE TOP OF THE TANK.
The risk
FUEL SEEPAGE COULD RESULT IN FIRE IN THE PRESENCE OF ANIGNITION SOURCE.
The remedy
RETORQUE SENDING UNIT LOCK RING; REPLACE LOCK RING GASKET IF FUEL SEEPAGE IS DETECTED. NOTE: THE ONLY 940 MODEL SUBJECT TO THIS RECALL IS THE 940SE.
4 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 Volvo 940 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 1991 Volvo Coupe | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 Volvo 760 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
| 1990 Volvo 780 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 91V010000.
Full record for the 1991 Volvo 940 → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →