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Volvo 855

Every Volvo 855 model year on file, 1993 to 2000. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years191 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years61993 to 2000
Recall campaigns4Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins50Summed across model years
By model year

The 1996 model year drew the most complaints, 7, 37% of the model's total

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

024681993199419951996719972000
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Brakes leads the Volvo 855 complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Brakes
11
Structure
2
Tires
2
Wheels
1
Airbags
1
Seat belts
1
Seats
1
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Volvo 855 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 855 by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2000Not decoded10.01000011
1997Wagon30.0752112
1996Wagon714.335218
1995Wagon60.080208
1994Not decoded20.0100008
1993Not decoded0NoneNone003
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Volvo 855

  • 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.