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1992 Volvo 740 Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

Data refreshed

Complaints on fileComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Oct 11, 2000
Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
4
Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
0
Reports on file since Jan 24, 1995

What this page shows

Our database holds 8 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1992 Volvo 740. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Complaints, most recent first

Showing 1–8 of 8

Seat belts
Filed Oct 11, 2000

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ID
733996
Incident
Aug 25, 2000
Transmission
Filed Aug 7, 2000
Fire reported

GEAR SHIFT ON THE AUTOMATIC SPEED CONTROL CAUGHT ON FIRE. CONSUMER WAS DRIVING VEHICLE AND WITHOUT WARNING THE GEARSHIFT CAUGHT ON FIRE. PLEASE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *AK

NHTSA ID
867064
Incident
Jul 7, 1999
Seat belts
Filed Jul 14, 1999

THE CAR SEAT FELL COMPLETELY OVER ON ITS SIDE, AFTER MAKING A TURN. POSSIBLE DESIGN FLAW OF THE REAR SEAT BELT WHICH DID NOT SECURE PROPERLY. *YC

NHTSA ID
546562
Incident
Jun 20, 1999
Electrical
Filed Oct 14, 1998

IGNITION KEY CAN BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION WHILE CAR IS IN DRIVE. THERE IS NO PARKING LOCK WHICH ALLOWS THE CAR TO BE PARKED WITHOUT PUTTING THE CAR IN PARK, AND ALLOWS THE CAR TO ROLL. DEALER CONTACTED, AND STATED THAT THIS MODEL DOES NOT HAVE A PARKING LOCK. *AK

NHTSA ID
828947
Incident
May 1, 1995
Engine
Filed Jun 22, 1995

SHORT BLOCK IS DEFECTIVE, HAD TO REPLACE ENGINE. TT

NHTSA ID
967527
Incident
Jun 1, 1995
Driver assistance
Filed Feb 28, 1995
Crash reported

SUDDEN ACCELERATION, CAUSING ACCIDENT. *TW

NHTSA ID
481899
Incident
Jan 20, 1995
Driver assistance
Filed Feb 14, 1995
Crash reported1 injury reported

SUDDEN ACCELERATION, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL/ACCIDENT/INJURY. *AW

NHTSA ID
481187
Incident
Jan 20, 1995
Fuel system
Filed Jan 24, 1995
Fire reported

VEHICLE WAS PARKED FOR PERIOD OF 10 MINUTES, GAS TANK CAUGHT FIRE AIR BURNED. TT

NHTSA ID
959095
Incident
Dec 11, 1994

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

Data sources

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