Recall Register

1976 Volvo F86: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 3 recall campaigns for the 1976 Volvo F86. The newest campaign is 79V193000. NHTSA received the report on 28 Aug 1979. The NHTSA record gives the component Suspension / Rear / Springs / Leaf Spring Assembly / Leaf. NHTSA has no complaint on file for 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, 79V193000, in the NHTSA record

Dealer will inspect and replace left and right torque reaction leaves with modified design leaves at no cost to owner.
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Recall campaigns

3 campaigns, newest first. 1,396 units in total.

  1. 79V193000Received . 805 units.

    Suspension / Rear / Springs / Leaf Spring Assembly / Leaf

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    The involved vehicles have torque reaction leaves which are separated on one side of the rear suspension. Under severe conditions this separated torque reaction leaf will overstress the reaction leaf on the other side of the rear suspension.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealer will inspect and replace left and right torque reaction leaves with modified design leaves at no cost to owner.

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

  2. 77V044000Received . 405 units.

    Service Brakes, Air / Supply / Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    The involved vehicles have air brake hoses which fail to meet the adhesion requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 106, "brake hoses".
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealer will replace with improved brake hoses and will rotate the foot brake valve 120 degrees, free of charge.

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

  3. 76V019000Received . 186 units.

    Latches/Locks/Linkages / Doors / Latch

    Report filed by VOLVO OF AMERICA CORP..

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Complaints by component

The NHTSA complaint file has no complaint for this model year.

Investigations

The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.

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. 19742
  2. 19753
  3. 19763
  4. 19773
  5. 19782

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. 1976 Volvo F86: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/volvo/f86/1976/. 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
30 Sep 2026
Complaint file through
30 Sep 2026
First complaint in the file
1 Jan 1995
Manufacturer in the recall file
VOLVO OF AMERICA CORP.

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 1976 Volvo F86?
1,396 units in 3 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Volvo F86 have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 4 recall campaigns for the Volvo F86, model years 1974 to 1978. 3 of them name the 1976 model year.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1976 Volvo F86 open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.