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1995 Volvo 940

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

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27Owner complaints

Model-year median: 13.5

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

Air Bags
9Tires
6Fuel System, Gasoline
3Vehicle Speed Control
3Power Train
2
All reported categories
Electrical System
1Engine And Engine Cooling
1Seat Belts
1Service Brakes, Hydraulic
1Visibility
1Wheels
1

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

Limited mileage data: 7 of 27 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.

  • Air Bags. Review the 9 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Tires. Review the 6 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Fuel System, Gasoline. Review the 3 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

10 crash reports0 fire reports9 injury reports

Engine And Engine Cooling complaints

1 reports
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98,000 miles · Dec 17, 2002
Engine And Engine CoolingInjury

WHILE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, SMOKE/STEAM WAS NOTICED COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE CAR WAS PULLED INTO A SHOPPING CENTER PARKING LOT, THE ENGINE SHUT OFF AND THE HOOD WAS OPENED. THE ELECTRIC COOLING FAN WAS SMOKING AND HAD STOPPED RUNNING. WHILE EXAMINING THE FAN, THE RADIATOR RUPTURED SPRAYING COOLANT, CAUSING SECOND…

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WHILE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, SMOKE/STEAM WAS NOTICED COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE CAR WAS PULLED INTO A SHOPPING CENTER PARKING LOT, THE ENGINE SHUT OFF AND THE HOOD WAS OPENED. THE ELECTRIC COOLING FAN WAS SMOKING AND HAD STOPPED RUNNING. WHILE EXAMINING THE FAN, THE RADIATOR RUPTURED SPRAYING COOLANT, CAUSING SECOND DEGREE BURNS. AS THE COOLING SYSTEM HAS NO PRESSURE RELEASE MECHANISM, THE WEAKEST POINT IN THE SYSTEM WAS CAUSED TO FAIL. AN ASSISTANT SERVICE MANAGER FOR VOLVO MENTIONED THAT IT IS COMMON FOR THE RADIATOR NECK TO RUPTURE WITH AGE AND DUE TO THE FACT THAT THERE IS TORQUE APPLIED AT THIS POINT BY THE RADIATOR HOSE. TS

NHTSA ODI #10000178

Official recalls

0

No recalls in this snapshot.

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NHTSA investigations

1

PE97047 · Inadvertent Air Bag Deployment

Opened Oct 29, 1997 · Closed Apr 21, 1998

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

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