Is This A Lemon?

Year · Make · Model

1985 Volvo 240

What the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration knows about this vehicle: every recall, every consumer complaint, every defect investigation, every NCAP crash test. Sourced directly from NHTSA data feeds.

1
Open recalls
4
NHTSA complaints
2
Defect investigations
64
Service bulletins

Consumer complaints

4 filed
1
Crashes
0
Fires
0
Injuries reported
0
Fatalities reported

What people complain about

  • Engine AND Engine COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR Assembly
    1
  • Service BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
    1
  • Power TRAIN:AUTOMATIC Transmission
    1
  • Service BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
    1
  • Electrical SYSTEM:WIRING
    1
  • Electrical SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT Underhood
    1
  • Engine AND Engine COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:TURBO/SUPERCHARGER
    1
  • Vehicle Speed Control
    1

Recalls

1 campaign
86V129000·VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL1986-09-15

IN THE EVENT OF A LOW SPEED FRONTAL IMPACT, ENGINE MOVEMENT COULD CAUSE THE THROTTLE CABLE SLEEVE TO BE PULLED OUT OF THE ADJUSTING FITTING AND NOT RETURN TO ITS ORIGINAL POSITION OR IDLE POSITION. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: IF THIS OCCURS AN INCREASE IN ENGINE SPEED WOULD RESULT, MAKING CAR DIFFICULT TO CONTROL IN A POST COLLISION ENVIRONMENT, WHICH CAN CAUSE MORE SERIOUS DAMAGE AND/OR INJURIES.

FixREPLACE THROTTLE CABLES.

NHTSA investigations

2 actions
DP89009·VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES1989-06-13 → 1989-10-18

FUEL SYSTEM RELIABILITY

PE86050·VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES1986-04-28 → 1986-10-01

SUDDEN ACCELERATION

Led to recall86V129000

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