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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

Service Brakes, Hydraulic complaints

1 reports
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92,000 miles · Sep 3, 2003
Service Brakes, Hydraulic

MY 1995 VOLVO 940, VIN # [XXX], VEERS TO THE LEFT WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES. REPLACED ROTORS, PADS, CALIPERS AND HOSES, AND TIRES AND ALIGNMENT ARE FINE. I SUSPECT A DEFECT IN ABS SYSTEM. THIS IS DANGEROUS.*AK INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

NHTSA ODI #10037178

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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