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Volvo 745

Every Volvo 745 model year on file, 1985 to 1998. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years61 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years141985 to 1998
Recall campaigns3Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins74Summed across model years
By model year

The 1989 model year drew the most complaints, 3, 50% of the model's total

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, all years filed, by model year.

012319851987198931991199319951998
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Electrical system leads the Volvo 745 complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Electrical system
3
Engine and cooling
1
Visibility and wipers
1
Equipment
1
Structure
1
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Volvo 745 model year

Peer index compares complaints with the median vehicle of the same model year and body class (100 is the median). It corrects for age, not for how many were sold.

Volvo 745 by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
1998Not decoded0NoneNone0010
1997Not decoded0NoneNone0010
1996Not decoded0NoneNone009
1995Not decoded0NoneNone009
1994Not decoded0NoneNone009
1993Not decoded0NoneNone103
1992Not decoded0NoneNone103
1991Not decoded0NoneNone003
1990Wagon30.067003
1989Wagon333.3150103
1988Not decoded0NoneNone203
1987Not decoded0NoneNone103
1986Not decoded0NoneNone103
1985Not decoded0NoneNone103
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Volvo 745

  • 96V-085 May 14, 1996
    There is the possiblility of excessive chafing of the insulation of the positive and negative battery cables
    Electrical system · 49k vehicles
  • 95V-107 May 25, 1995
    Safety belt webbing guide (b-pillar "d" ring) can break under heavy loads
    Seat belts · 12k vehicles
  • 88V-166 Oct 18, 1988
    Front driveshaft flange bolts may loosen
    Powertrain · 70k vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.