Is This A Lemon?

Year · Make · Model

1989 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.

1
Open recalls
41
NHTSA complaints
1
Defect investigations
66
Service bulletins

Consumer complaints

41 filed
1
Crashes
16
Fires
3
Injuries reported
0
Fatalities reported

What people complain about

  • Engine AND Engine COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
    8
  • Electrical SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY:CABLES
    7
  • Electrical System
    4
  • Electrical SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V Battery
    4
  • Engine AND Engine COOLING:ENGINE
    3
  • EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR Conditioner
    2
  • Service BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC Limited Slip
    2
  • Power TRAIN:MANUAL Transmission
    2

Recalls

1 campaign
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.

NHTSA investigations

1 action
PE96019·ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY:CABLES1996-03-04 → 1996-05-21

BATTERY CABLE SHORT

Led to recall96V085000

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