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1983 Volvo Dl 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 20, 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.
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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.
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Reports on file since Jan 8, 1997

What this page shows

Our database holds 3 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1983 Volvo Dl. 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 1–3 of 3

Tires & wheels
Filed Oct 20, 2000
1 injury reported

LEFT REAR TIRE BLEWOUT WHILE DRIVING, THE CAR SUDDENLY SWERVED TO THE LEFT AND CROSSED THE SHOULDER AND WAS HEADING TOWARDS ONCOMMING TRAFFIC, CONSUMER WAS UNANLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE AND IT ROLLED SEVERAL TIMES, CONSUMER SUSTAINED BROKEN BONES (TOYO/LES SCHWAB SPECTRUM TIRE SIZE P195/75R14). NLM

NHTSA ID
556319
Incident
Sep 17, 2000
Electrical
Filed Jan 12, 1998

ENGINE WIRING HARNESS FAILED. INSULATION CRUMBLED OFF OF WIRES CAUSING WIRES TO SHORT OUT. EFFECTS INCLUDED STARTER ENGAGING AT ROAD SPEED CAUSING PART FAILURE, VEHICLE WOULD CEASE RUNNING AT ROAD SPEEDS AND FAIL TO RESTART.

NHTSA ID
528275
Driver assistance
Filed Jan 8, 1997

PARKED CAR WENT BACK TO START THE CAR AND IT ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL, NO ONE WAS INJURED. *AK

NHTSA ID
807332
Incident
Jan 8, 1997

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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