Is This A Lemon?

Year · Make · Model

1993 Volvo 850

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
73
NHTSA complaints
2
Defect investigations
95
Service bulletins

Consumer complaints

73 filed
3
Crashes
3
Fires
3
Injuries reported
0
Fatalities reported

What people complain about

  • Power TRAIN:AUTOMATIC Transmission
    19
  • AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
    6
  • EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR Conditioner
    6
  • AIR Bags
    4
  • Electrical SYSTEM:IGNITION
    4
  • Power Train
    3
  • STEERING:HYDRAULIC Power ASSIST:PUMP
    3
  • Engine AND Engine COOLING:ENGINE
    3

Recalls

1 campaign
96E025000·ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE1996-08-20

ENGINE BLOCK HEATERS INSTALLED AS ACCESSORIES. THE BLOCK HEATER CONTACT SURFACE DOES NOT MATCH CORRECTLY WITH THE ENGINE BLOCK AS INTENDED. THE BLOCK HEATER COULD COME LOOSE FROM THE ENGINE BLOCK, AND IF BEING USED, COULD POSSIBLY OVERHEAT CAUSING DAMAGE IF IT COMES IN CONTACT WITH OTHER ENGINE COMPARTMENT COMPONENTS.

RiskENGINE COMPARTMENT DAMAGE COULD OCCUR INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE ACCIDENT.

FixDEALERS WILL INSPECT THE BLOCK HEATER AND SECURE THE BOLTS USED TO INSTALL THE HEATER. IN SOME CASES, THE SURFACE TOLERANCES MAY BE SO INAPPROPRIATE THAT THE HEATER WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED WITH A HEATER OF A MODIFIED DESIGN.

NHTSA investigations

2 actions
EA03008·FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE2003-06-11 → 2004-07-28

FUEL TANK LEAKS

Led to recall04V368000

PE03003·FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY2003-01-16 → 2003-06-11

FUEL TANK LEAKS

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