Car Problem DataNHTSA records

1990 Volvo 780

Routine

Owners filed 1 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the seats › front assembly › seat heater/cooler. It has been recalled 2 times.

What fails
ComponentReportsCrashesFiresInjuries
Seats › Front Assembly › Seat Heater/Cooler1
010

2 safety recalls

Part 573 reports
Electrical System › Wiring97V166000
Filed Sep 22, 19979,684 vehiclesVolvo Cars Of Na, Inc.

Defect. VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. DUE TO LIMITED SPACE AND VARIATIONS IN THE ASSEMBLY OF THE CABLES, CHAFING OF THE INSULATION OF THE CABLES FEEDING THE SEAT HEATER, POWER SEAT MOTORS AND SEAT BELT WARNING INDICATOR SITUATED UNDER THE FRONT SEAT, CAN OCCUR.

Risk. THIS CHAFING CAN LEAD TO A LOW OHM SHORT CIRCUIT.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE CABLE HARNESSES AND, IF NECESSARY, CORRECT OR REPLACE THESE CABLES.

Fuel System, Gasoline › Delivery › Fuel Pump91V010000
Filed Jan 8, 199119,286 vehiclesVolvo Of America Corp.

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.

Risk. FUEL SEEPAGE COULD RESULT IN FIRE IN THE PRESENCE OF ANIGNITION SOURCE.

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.

What owners reported

Newest filings
Seats › Front Assembly › Seat Heater/CoolerFire
Filed Feb 6, 1998MD

SEAT HEATER SHORTED OUT, CAUSING FIRE .

1 of 1 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2004
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
20162000Routine
20101000Routine
20093000Routine
20061000Routine
20051000Routine
20045000Routine
19991000Routine
19913100Routine
1990 — this page1210Routine

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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.

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Most recent recall on file: Sep 22, 1997. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.