Is This A Lemon?

Year · Make · Model

1986 Volvo 740

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.

4
Open recalls
11
NHTSA complaints
1
Defect investigations
64
Service bulletins

Consumer complaints

11 filed
1
Crashes
6
Fires
1
Injuries reported
0
Fatalities reported

What people complain about

  • Engine AND Engine COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
    3
  • Electrical SYSTEM:WIRING
    2
  • Fuel SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL Injection System
    1
  • Power TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
    1
  • Engine
    1
  • Seat BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
    1
  • STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD
    1
  • Electrical SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY:CABLES
    1

Recalls

4 campaigns
91V075000·SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE1991-05-06

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.

RiskCONSEQUENCE 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.

FixINSTALL LABELS TO INSTRUCT THE USER IN PROPER SAFETY BELT ROUTING; ALSO REPLACE SAFETY BELT BUCKLES.

89V204000·POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT1989-11-17

DRIVESHAFT COULD CONTACT THE FUEL TANK AND SCORE AND SCRAPE OUTER SURFACES OF THE TANK AT THE POINT OF CONTACT.

RiskA SMALL LEAK COULD DEVELOP WHICH COULD , IN THE PRESENCEOF AN IGNITION SOURCE, RESULT IN A FIRE.

FixREPLACE FUEL TANK AND/OR INSTALL PROTECTIVE DEVICE BETWEEN DRIVESHAFT AND THE TANK.

87V064000·ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD1987-05-11

ENGINE WIRING HARNESS COULD CHAFE AGAINST AN AIR CONDITIONING PIPE.

RiskA SHORT CIRCUIT AND MALFUNCTIONING OF THE ELECTRICALSYSTEM, AS WELL AS CHARRING OF THE WIRING INSULATION, COULD RESULT.

FixRELOCATE WIRING HARNESS AND SECURE WITH A NEW BRACKET AND CLAMP.

86V083000·LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TAILGATE:LATCH1986-06-24

THE TAILGATE CHILD LOCK CAN BE OPENED FROM INSIDE WHEN THE CHILD LOCK IS ENGAGED. THE FEATURE TO PREVENT THE TAILGATE FROM BEING OPERATED FROM THE INSIDE OF THE STATION WAGON MAY NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: IF A CHILD IS NOT PROPERLY SECURED IN AN APPROVED RESTRAINT SYSTEM, AS REQUIRED BY MANY STATE LAWS, AND IS ALLOWED TO RIDE IN THE REAR COMPARTMENT, HE/SHE MAY OPEN THE TAILGATE INADVERTENTLY AND FALL OUT INTO THE TRAFFIC.

FixREPLACE TAILGATE LATCHES.

NHTSA investigations

1 action
PE89107·VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES1989-04-04 → 1989-11-21

FUEL TANK/DRIVESHAFT

Led to recall89V204000

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