Is This A Lemon?

Year · Make · Model

1991 Volvo 940

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.

2
Open recalls
11
NHTSA complaints
2
Defect investigations
10
Service bulletins

Consumer complaints

11 filed
1
Crashes
3
Fires
1
Injuries reported
0
Fatalities reported

What people complain about

  • SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER
    2
  • Fuel SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL Pump
    2
  • AIR Bags
    1
  • AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
    1
  • Electrical SYSTEM:WIRING
    1
  • STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:SUPPORT DEVICE/STRUT
    1
  • AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL Module
    1
  • SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER Adjust
    1

Recalls

2 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.

91V010000·FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP1991-01-08

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.

RiskFUEL SEEPAGE COULD RESULT IN FIRE IN THE PRESENCE OF ANIGNITION SOURCE.

FixRETORQUE 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.

NHTSA investigations

2 actions
EA94015·AIR BAGS1994-04-20 → 1994-10-12

INADVERT. AIR BAG DEPLOYS

Led to recall94V185000

PE93095·AIR BAGS1993-11-23 → 1994-04-20

INADVER.AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT

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