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Volvo 965

Every Volvo 965 model year on file, 1985 to 1998. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years40 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years141985 to 1998
Recall campaigns4Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins69Summed across model years
By model year

The 1996 model year drew the most complaints, 3, 75% of the model's total

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

012319851987198919911993199531998
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 965 complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Fuel system
2
Electrical system
1
Structure
1
Brakes
1
Steering
1
Engine and cooling
1
Speed control
1
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Volvo 965 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 965 by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
1998Not decoded0NoneNone009
1997Not decoded0NoneNone109
1996Not decoded30.0300108
1995Wagon10.013208
1994Not decoded0NoneNone008
1993Not decoded0NoneNone103
1992Not decoded0NoneNone103
1991Not decoded0NoneNone003
1990Not decoded0NoneNone003
1989Not decoded0NoneNone003
1988Not decoded0NoneNone003
1987Not decoded0NoneNone003
1986Not decoded0NoneNone003
1985Not decoded0NoneNone003
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Volvo 965

  • 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-107 May 25, 1995
    Safety belt webbing guide (b-pillar "d" ring) can break under heavy loads
    Seat belts · 12k vehicles
  • 95V-093 May 9, 1995
    Tire label contains size and pressure information concerning the spare tire
    Equipment · 5,199 vehicles
  • 94V-215 Nov 1, 1994
    Driver's side air bag module may not properly deploy
    Airbags · 132 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.