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Volvo 760

Every Volvo 760 model year on file, 1982 to 1993. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years5424 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years121982 to 1993
Recall campaigns8Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins544Summed across model years
By model year

The 1990 model year drew the most complaints, 14, 26% of the model's total

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

05101519821983198419851986198719881989199014199119921993
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Speed control leads the Volvo 760 complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Speed control
14
Electrical system
11
Airbags
8
Engine and cooling
5
Fuel system
4
Powertrain
4
Seat belts
3
Tires
3
Brakes
2
Structure
2
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Volvo 760 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 760 by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
1993Not decoded0NoneNone014
1992Not decoded0NoneNone014
1991Not decoded0NoneNone023
1990Wagon1471.43112163
1989Not decoded1315.41,3003063
1988Sedan862.5802063
1987Sedan1241.71712064
1986Wagon540.0913062
1985Not decoded20.02003062
1984Not decoded0NoneNone0086
1983Not decoded0NoneNone1062
1982Not decoded0NoneNone008
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Volvo 760

  • 91V-075 May 6, 1991
    Safety belts are designed to be routed under a diagonal cross brace during fastening
    Seat belts · 485 vehicles
  • 91V-010 Jan 8, 1991
    If conditions of high ambient temperature, overfilling of the fuel tank, and insufficient torque on the sending unit lock ring exist…
    Fuel system · 19k vehicles
  • 89V-183 Nov 3, 1989
    Tire information labels on the door and the information in the owners manual do not apply to the full size original equipment tire and wheel that…
    Equipment · 475 vehicles
  • 87V-195 Dec 29, 1987
    Headlight switch contains components which may come loose upon operation and cause short circuits in the switch
    Lighting · 2,930 vehicles
  • 87V-064 May 11, 1987
    Engine wiring harness could chafe against an air conditioning pipe
    Electrical system · 107k vehicles
  • 86V-083 Jun 24, 1986
    Tailgate child lock can be opened from inside when the child lock is engaged
    Latches and locks · 1,068 vehicles
  • 85V-002 Dec 2, 1985
    Certain vehicles are equipped with water pump pulleys which may contain a manufacturing defect, reducing the durability of the pulley
    Engine and cooling · 7,390 vehicles
  • 84V-018 Feb 22, 1984
    Brake warning switch may have components that have been improperly manufactured
    Brakes · 5,800 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.