Air BagsCrash
Filed Mar 22, 2018200,000 milesNC
"TAKATA RECALL" UNKNOWN
1991 Volvo 240
Routine
Owners filed 17 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the air bags › frontal. No safety recall has been issued.
What fails
| Component | Reports | Crashes | Fires | Injuries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air Bags › Frontal | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| Electrical System › Ignition › Module | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Air Bags | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
| Vehicle Speed Control › Cables | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Vehicle Speed Control › Accelerator Pedal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Pads | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Seats | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Power Train › Automatic Transmission › Park/Neutral Start Interlock Switch | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Electrical System › Wiring › Interior/Under Dash | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
What owners reported
Newest filingsSeatsCrash1 injured
Filed Oct 28, 2015DE
I JUST SAW ON THE NEWS ABOUT SEATS FALLING BACK DURING ACCIDENT WHEN I WAS HIT BY A TRACTOR-TRAILER IN 2002 TWO VOLVO 240 MY SEAT WENT ALL THE WAY BACK LIKE THE NEWS SHOWED LUCKILY NO ONE WAS IN THE REAR SEAT
Electrical System › Wiring › Interior/Under DashFire
Filed Feb 4, 2006151,000 milesOH
CAR WAS IN DRIVEWAY WARMING UP PRIOR TO DRIVING FOR SCHOOL. AFTER ABOUT 5 TO 10 MINUTES DASH CAUGHT FIRE AND FLAMES WERE COMING FOR HEATER VENTS. USED A GARDEN HOSE TO EXTINGUISH FIRE AND FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED. DASH AND INTERIOR WAS DAMAGED BUY SMOKE, WATER AND FIRE. *NM
Air Bags › Frontal
Filed Oct 4, 2004NY
WHILE DRIVING AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AUTOMATICALLY AT 10 MPH IN BUMPER TO BUMPER TRAFFIC. THERE WAS ALSO A CHEMICAL BURNING SMELL INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE SRS LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. *AK
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited SlipCrash
Filed Aug 10, 1999IN
WHEN PULLING INTO PARKING SPACE, AT 5 MPH, APPLIED BRAKES AND THEY WENT TO THE FLOOR, HIT A CONCRETE WALL, AIRBAG DEPLOYED. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED. DEALER NOT AWARE OF PROBLEM. REAR BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACE SEVERAL TIMES DURING LIFE OF VEHICLE. *AK
Air Bags › Frontal1 injured
Filed Jul 8, 1999MD
WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED FOR NO REASON; NO BUMPS/CURBS,OR POTHOLES WERE HIT, AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT CAUSED BURNS TO THE CONSUMERS ARMS. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
Vehicle Speed Control › Cables
Filed Apr 21, 1998MN
THROTTLE CABLE FREEZES UP CAUSING CONSUMER TO USE EXCESSIVE PHYSICAL EFFORT TO ENGAGE ACCELERATOR PEDAL.
Air BagsCrash1 injured
Filed Oct 24, 1997VA
AIRBAG IS DESIGNED/LOCATED IN SAME LOCATION WITH THE HORN CAUSING SERIOUS HAND INJURY WHEN AIRBAG DEPLOYED, AS DRIVERS HAND WAS ON THE HORN DURING VEHICLE COLLISION.
Air Bags › FrontalCrash1 injured
Filed Oct 2, 1997VA
VIOLENT DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S AIR BAG UPON IMPACT, RESULTED IN A SEVERLY FRACTURED WRIST AND FOREARM ABRASIONS AND BRUISES. *AK
Electrical System › Ignition › Module
Filed Jul 8, 1997TX
ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT FAILED, CAUSING ENGINE TO STALL.
Air Bags › FrontalCrash
Filed Jan 2, 1997CA
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND ANOTHER CAR WAS PULLING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, TO AVOID HITTING THE OTHER CAR, VEHICLE HIT A POLE AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY . *AK
Power Train › Automatic Transmission › Park/Neutral Start Interlock Switch
Filed May 7, 1996NH
POWER TRAIN TRANSMISSION, PARKING PAWL INTER LOCKING, CAN TAKE KEY OUT IGNITION SWITCH IN DRIVE. *AK
Electrical System › Ignition › Module
Filed Dec 5, 1995GA
MAIN COMPUTER (BRAIN) ON VEHICLE FAILED, VEHICLE WILL SHUT DOWN UNEXPECTEDLY. TT
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Pads
Filed Nov 7, 1995CA
BRAKE FAILURE, WHEN APPLIED COMPLETE LOSS OF EFFECTIVENESS, PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, REPLACEMENT OF DISC PADS. TT
Electrical System › Wiring › Rear Compartment/Trunk
Filed Nov 6, 1995NY
THE REAR LIGHT WIRES ARE BEING BROKEN DUE TO METAL FATIQUE AND CAUSING THE REAR BRAKE LIGHT NOT TO WORK. PLESE DESCRIBE. TT
Vehicle Speed Control › Accelerator Pedal
Filed Apr 7, 1995OR
ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKS UPON FIRST STARTING VEHICLE, CAUSING EXCESSIVE PHYISICAL EFFORT TO LOOSEN. *SKD
Air Bags › FrontalCrash1 injured
Filed Jan 9, 1995CT
DURING HEAD ON COLLISION AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. TT
17 of 17 complaints, reproduced as filed.
Reading this record
No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.
Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
Most recent recall on file: none. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.