Recall Register

1995 Volvo 960: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 1 recall campaign for the 1995 Volvo 960. The campaign is 94V215000. NHTSA received the report on 1 Nov 1994. The NHTSA record gives the component Air Bags / Frontal. NHTSA has 57 complaints on file for this model year. 2 NHTSA investigations name this model year.

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

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Remedy of campaign 94V215000, in the NHTSA record

Dealers will replace the driver's air bag module.

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Recall campaigns

1 campaign. 132 units in total.

  1. 94V215000Received . 132 units.

    Air Bags / Frontal

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    The driver's side air bag module may not properly deploy.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    This would result in reduced accident/injury protection for the driver in the event of a collision.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will replace the driver's air bag module.

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

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Complaints by component

57 complaints, 91 component mentions.

A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. The figure per 1,000 component mentions shows how many of each 1,000 mentions name the component.

  • 1995 Volvo 960
  • All 1995 vehicles
1995 Volvo 960: complaints by component, per 1,000 component mentions
Component1995 960All 1995 vehicles960, all yearsMentions
Engine and Engine Cooling230.8145.2196.921
Service Brakes, Hydraulic98.9137.61129
Vehicle Speed Control87.936.277.28
Fuel System, Gasoline87.94673.48
Steering65.94157.96
Air Bags54.971.392.75
Seat Belts54.928.234.75
Power Train44108.730.94
Seats4424.2274
Electrical System4479.988.84

The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 19.

Complaints that report a crash
11
Complaints that report a fire
5
Injuries in the complaints
9
Deaths in the complaints
0
Date of the newest complaint
13 Jun 2011

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 1995 Volvo 960, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 1995, with 8 complaints.

Investigations

NHTSA investigations that name the 1995 Volvo 960
NumberTypeSubjectComponentOpenedClosedCampaign
PE99040Preliminary evaluationINADVERTENT SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENTAir Bags / Side/Window7 Jun 199927 Oct 1999
PE97047Preliminary evaluationINADVERTENT AIR BAG DEPLOYMENTAir Bags29 Oct 199721 Apr 1998

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. 19900
  2. 19920
  3. 19930
  4. 19940
  5. 19951
  6. 19960
  7. 19970

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

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Cite this page

Recall Register. 1995 Volvo 960: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/volvo/960/1995/. 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
15 May 2019
First complaint in the file
1 Jan 1995
Manufacturer in the recall file
VOLVO CARS OF NA, INC.

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 1995 Volvo 960?
132 units in 1 campaign. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Volvo 960 have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 1 recall campaign for the Volvo 960, model years 1990 to 1997. It names the 1995 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 1995 Volvo 960 name most often?
Engine and Engine Cooling: 21 of 91 component mentions, or 230.8 per 1,000. For all 1995 vehicles the figure is 145.2 per 1,000.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1995 Volvo 960 open?
No. Each of the 2 investigations that name this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.