Owners filed 11 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
Component
Reports
Crashes
Fires
Injuries
Seats › Front Assembly › Seat Heater/Cooler
2
0
2
0
Fuel System, Gasoline › Delivery › Fuel Pump
2
0
0
0
Vehicle Speed Control › Cruise Control
1
0
0
0
Structure › Body › Hatchback/Liftgate › Support Device/Strut
1
0
0
0
Seats › Front Assembly › Power Adjust
1
0
1
0
Electrical System › Wiring
1
0
0
0
Air Bags › Frontal › Sensor/Control Module
1
0
0
0
Air Bags › Frontal
1
1
0
1
Air Bags
1
0
0
0
2 safety recalls
Part 573 reports
Seat Belts › Front › Anchorage91V075000
Filed May 6, 1991485 vehiclesVolvo Cars Of Na, Inc.
Defect. SAFETY BELTS ARE DESIGNED TO BE ROUTED UNDER A DIAGONAL CROSS BRACE DURING FASTENING. THE INSTRUCTIONAL LABELS FOR THE BELT ROUTING ARE INADEQUATE, AND CAN RESULT IN INADVERTENT RELEASE OF THE BELT BUCKLE.
Risk. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: SAFETY BELT MISUSE COULD CAUSE THE SEAT OCCUPANT TO FACE GREATER RISK OF INJURY IN A SUDDEN STOP OR VEHICLE ACCIDENT IF AN INADVERTENT RELEASE OF THE SAFETY BELT OCCURRED.
Remedy. INSTALL LABELS TO INSTRUCT THE USER IN PROPER SAFETY BELT ROUTING; ALSO REPLACE SAFETY BELT BUCKLES.
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
Fuel System, Gasoline › Delivery › Fuel Pump
Filed Nov 16, 2005118,000 milesTX
DT: THE CONTACT STATES THERE IS NHTSA RECALL 91V010000 CONCERNING THE FUEL SYSTEM GASOLINE DELIVERY: FUEL PUMP. THIS VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL, BUT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE AT THIS TIME. *AK
Vehicle Speed Control › Cruise Control
Filed May 2, 2002GA
WHILE DRIVING AND SLOWING DOWN, SUDDENLY THE IDLE SPEED DROP SO LOW WHERE IT WILL CHOKE UP. DEALER CONTACTED.*JB
Fuel System, Gasoline › Delivery › Fuel Pump
Filed Jan 24, 2002RI
CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER FOR RECALL 91V010000, BUT WAS UNABLE TO HAVE VEHICLE REPAIRED BECAUSE THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL DUE TO VIN. VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMAS MENTIONED IN RECALL. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
Air Bags
Filed May 25, 2001AZ
ACCORDING TO THE MANUFACTURER, THE AIRBAG SENSOR ON THIS VEHICLE CAN FAIL FOR NO APPARENT REASON, THEREBY DISABLING THE AIRBAG. IN OTHER WORDS, THE AIRBAG ON THIS VEHICLE IS NOT A RELIABLE SAFETY DEVICE. *AK
Electrical System › Wiring
Filed Aug 16, 1999WA
CONSUMER IS UNABLE TO RECEIVE RECALL REPAIR (97V-166) DUE TO SCHEDULING PROBLEMS AND INABILITY TO GET VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP. MJS
Air Bags › Frontal › Sensor/Control Module
Filed Mar 19, 1998WA
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING WHEN SHE NOTICED THAT THE AIR BAG SENSOR (SRS LIGHT) WAS ILLUMINATED. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE IN TO DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT THE SENSORS WERE GONE. TO REPLACE THE PART IT WOULD COST APPROXIMATELY $1,100 PLUS $200 TO INSTALL. *AK
Seats › Front Assembly › Seat Heater/CoolerFire
Filed Sep 4, 1996TX
DRIVERS SEAT WARMING ELEMENT SHORTED, CAUSING FIRE.
Air Bags › FrontalCrash1 injured
Filed Jul 15, 1996FL
AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY IN THE ACCIDENT. *AK CONSUMER WAS INJURED IN ACCIDENT. *SLC
Structure › Body › Hatchback/Liftgate › Support Device/Strut
Filed Apr 17, 1996MD
HATCHBACK CLOSES WITHOUT WARNING, DUE TO WORN OUT HYDRAULIC CYLINDERS. *DSH
Seats › Front Assembly › Seat Heater/CoolerFire
Filed Feb 6, 1996TX
SEAT HEATER ELEMENT CAUGHT FIRE. *SD
Seats › Front Assembly › Power AdjustFire
Filed Dec 1, 1995CA
ELECTRICAL BOX IN SEAT SHORTED, CAUSING FIRE. *DSH
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.
Recall repairs are free for as long as the recall stands. Check whether a specific car still has open work at NHTSA's VIN lookup.
Most recent recall on file: May 6, 1991. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.