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Volvo 940

Every Volvo 940 model year on file, 1990 to 1998. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years12245 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years91990 to 1998
Recall campaigns3Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins375Summed across model years
By model year

The 1994 model year drew the most complaints, 41, 34% of the model's total

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

020406019901991199219931994411995199619971998
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Airbags leads the Volvo 940 complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Airbags
43
Speed control
15
Tires
14
Brakes
9
Fuel system
8
Electrical system
7
Engine and cooling
7
Powertrain
5
Suspension
4
Seats
4
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Volvo 940 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 940 by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
1998Not decoded250.0200008
1997Not decoded10.01000010
1996Not decoded0NoneNone009
1995Wagon2744.436001100
1994Sedan4136.625601100
1993Wagon2343.57671168
1992Wagon1618.81230168
1991Sedan1136.4582210
1990Not decoded10.0100012
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Volvo 940

  • 93V-074 Apr 28, 1993
    Plastic hood insulation clip(s) was(were) inadvertently dropped into the hose between the charge air cooler and the throttle housing which can…
    Speed control · 1,864 vehicles
  • 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
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.