Recall Register

1990 Volvo 780: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 1990 Volvo 780. The newest campaign is 97V166000. NHTSA received the report on 22 Sep 1997. The NHTSA record gives the component Electrical System / Wiring. NHTSA has 1 complaint on file for this model year. 1 NHTSA investigation names this model year.

The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.

This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.

Remedy of the newest campaign, 97V166000, in the NHTSA record

Dealers will inspect the cable harnesses and, if necessary, correct or replace these cables.
NHTSA VIN lookup

Complaint information entered into NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation vehicle owner's complaint database is used with other data sources to identify safety issues that warrant investigation and to determine if a safety-related defect trend exists.

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Recall campaigns

2 campaigns, newest first. 28,970 units in total.

  1. 97V166000Received . 9,684 units.

    Electrical System / Wiring

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. Due to limited space and variations in the assembly of the cables, chafing of the insulation of the cables feeding the seat heater, power seat motors and seat belt warning indicator situated under the front seat, can occur.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    This chafing can lead to a low ohm short circuit.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will inspect the cable harnesses and, if necessary, correct or replace these cables.

    Report filed by VOLVO CARS OF NA, INC.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  2. 91V010000Received . 19,286 units.

    Fuel System, Gasoline / Delivery / Fuel Pump

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    If conditions of high ambient temperature, overfilling of the fuel tank, and insufficient torque on the sending unit lock ring exist simultaneously, fuel seepage may occur from the top of the tank.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Fuel seepage could result in fire in the presence of anignition source.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Retorque sending unit lock ring; replace lock ring gasket if fuel seepage is detected. Note: the only 940 model subject to this recall is the 940se.

    Report filed by VOLVO OF AMERICA CORP.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.

Recall campaign: One recall in the NHTSA recall file, with one campaign number. A campaign can name many makes, models and model years.

Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.

Complaints by component

1 complaint, 1 component mentions.

A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. This model year has fewer than 50 component mentions, so the table shows the number of mentions only.

1990 Volvo 780: component mentions in complaints
ComponentMentions
Seats1
Complaints that report a crash
0
Complaints that report a fire
1
Injuries in the complaints
0
Deaths in the complaints
0
Date of the newest complaint
6 Feb 1998

These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.

Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.

Complaints about the 1990 Volvo 780, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 1998, with 1 complaint.

Investigations

NHTSA investigations that name the 1990 Volvo 780
NumberTypeSubjectComponentOpenedClosedCampaign
EA94015Engineering analysisINADVERT. AIR BAG DEPLOYSAir Bags20 Apr 199412 Oct 199494V185000

Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.

Other model years

The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.

  1. 19871
  2. 19881
  3. 19892
  4. 19902
  5. 19911
  6. 19990
  7. 20040
  8. 20060

A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.

Official channels

Cite this page

Recall Register. 1990 Volvo 780: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/volvo/780/1990/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .

Sources

Source
NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Licence
US government work, public domain
Recall file through
29 Sep 2026
Complaint file through
29 Mar 2018
First complaint in the file
1 Jan 1995
Manufacturer in the recall file
VOLVO CARS OF NA, INC.

The NHTSA record is the authority. A complaint count is the number of different complaint numbers for the make, the model and the model year. How the register is made. Report an error.

Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 1990 Volvo 780?
28,970 units in 2 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Volvo 780 have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the Volvo 780, model years 1987 to 2006. 2 of them name the 1990 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 1990 Volvo 780 name most often?
Seats: 1 of 1 component mention.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1990 Volvo 780 open?
No. The 1 investigation that names this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.