Model line

Volvo 960

Every Volvo 960 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 years18544 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years91990 to 1998
Recall campaigns1Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins605Summed across model years
By model year

The 1996 model year drew the most complaints, 60, 32% of the model's total

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

020406019901991199219931994199519966019971998
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Engine and cooling leads the Volvo 960 complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Engine and cooling
45
Brakes
25
Fuel system
25
Airbags
21
Electrical system
21
Speed control
19
Steering
13
Structure
10
Seat belts
9
Tires
9
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Volvo 960 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 960 by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
1998Not decoded0NoneNone0011
1997Sedan2025.010501105
1996Sedan6016.730001107
1995Wagon5731.676012121
1994Wagon1931.623801104
1993Wagon728.62330173
1992Wagon2114.31620172
1991Not decoded0NoneNone0210
1990Not decoded10.0100012
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Volvo 960

  • 94V-215 Nov 1, 1994
    Driver's side air bag module may not properly deploy
    Airbags ยท 132 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.