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1992 Volvo 740

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

Limited comparison data

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8Owner complaints

Model-year median: 10

0Recall campaigns

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1Investigations

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How this year compares

Owner complaints by model year

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Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.

What owners reported most

Seat Belts
2Vehicle Speed Control
2Electrical System
1Engine And Engine Cooling
1Fuel System, Gasoline
1
All reported categories
Power Train
1

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

Limited mileage data: 0 of 8 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.

NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.

What to inspect

Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.

  • Seat Belts. Review the 2 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Vehicle Speed Control. Review the 2 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Electrical System. Review the 1 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

2 crash reports2 fire reports1 injury reports

What owners actually said

8 reports
Mileage unknown · Oct 11, 2000
Seat Belts

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ODI #733996

Mileage unknown · Aug 7, 2000
Power TrainFire

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 ODI #867064

Mileage unknown · Jul 14, 1999
Seat Belts

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 ODI #546562

Mileage unknown · Oct 14, 1998
Electrical System

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 ODI #828947

Mileage unknown · Jun 22, 1995
Engine And Engine Cooling

SHORT BLOCK IS DEFECTIVE, HAD TO REPLACE ENGINE. TT

NHTSA ODI #967527

Mileage unknown · Feb 28, 1995
Vehicle Speed ControlCrash

SUDDEN ACCELERATION, CAUSING ACCIDENT. *TW

NHTSA ODI #481899

Mileage unknown · Feb 14, 1995
Vehicle Speed ControlCrashInjury

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

NHTSA ODI #481187

Mileage unknown · Jan 24, 1995
Fuel System, GasolineFire

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

NHTSA ODI #959095

Official recalls

0

No recalls in this snapshot.

Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗

NHTSA investigations

1

EA94015 · Inadvert. Air Bag Deploys

Opened Apr 20, 1994 · Closed Oct 12, 1994

Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Air Bags

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