Car Problem DataNHTSA records

1991 Volvo 780

Routine

Owners filed 3 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the seats › front assembly › power adjust. It has been recalled 1 time.

What fails
ComponentReportsCrashesFiresInjuries
Wheels1
000
Seats › Front Assembly › Power Adjust1
000
Fuel System, Gasoline › Fuel Injection System › Fuel Rail1
000

1 safety recall

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.

What owners reported

Newest filings
Fuel System, Gasoline › Fuel Injection System › Fuel Rail
Filed Jan 22, 2004KS

CONSUMER STATED THAT VEHICLE WAS LEAKING GAS FOR ONE YEAR. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO REPAIR SHOP 3 TIMES, AND THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. GAS ODOR WAS STRONG.*AK

Wheels
Filed May 30, 2002NC

CONSUMER STATES WHILE SWERVING THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL CAME OFF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*JB

Seats › Front Assembly › Power Adjust
Filed Apr 21, 1998MO

FRONT POWER SEAT FAILED DUE TO FAULTY WIRING

3 of 3 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2004
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
20162000Routine
20101000Routine
20093000Routine
20061000Routine
20051000Routine
20045000Routine
19991000Routine
1991 — this page3100Routine
19901210Routine

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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.