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Volvo 854

Every Volvo 854 model year on file, 1993 to 1997. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years233 involved a crash, fire, injury or death

Model years51993 to 1997

Recall campaigns4Distinct campaigns listing it

Service bulletins31Summed across model years

By model year

The 1995 model year drew the most complaints, 9, 39% of the model's total

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

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

Components

Fuel system leads the Volvo 854 complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Fuel system

Brakes

Electrical system

Airbags

Engine and cooling

Powertrain

Tires

Steering

Visibility and wipers

Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.

Model years

The record for each Volvo 854 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 854 by model year
Year	Body	Complaints	Severity index	Peer index	Recalls	Investigations	Bulletins
1997	Sedan	7	0.0	37	2	1	8
1996	Not decoded	5	0.0	500	2	2	7
1995	Wagon	9	33.3	120	2	1	7
1994	Sedan	2	0.0	13	0	1	7
1993	Not decoded	0	None	None	0	1	2

Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.

Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Volvo 854

02V-314 Nov 19, 2002
On some sedans and station wagons equipped with seat heaters, it is possible that excessive compression of the seat cushion could cause damage to…
Seats · 65k vehicles
96V-199 Oct 11, 1996
Screws which attach the throttle plate to its axle (shaft) can loosen allowing the throttle plate to come in contact with the throttle housing
Speed control · 13k vehicles
95V-108 May 26, 1995
Threaded insert which attaches the safety belt catch to the front seat was incorrectly manufactured
Seats · 475 vehicles
95V-050 Mar 10, 1995
Some of the jacks supplied with the vehicles do not have the necessary load capacity
Equipment · 31k vehicles

Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.