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1997 Volvo 960

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

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20Owner complaints

Model-year median: 19.5

0Recall campaigns

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1Investigations

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How this year compares

Owner complaints by model year

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199560
199620
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Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.

What owners reported most

Air Bags
4Engine And Engine Cooling
4Service Brakes, Hydraulic
3Vehicle Speed Control
3Fuel System, Gasoline
2
All reported categories
Equipment
1Seat Belts
1Seats
1Steering
1Tires
1Unknown Or Other
1

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

Limited mileage data: 3 of 20 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 4 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 4 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Service Brakes, Hydraulic. 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.

5 crash reports0 fire reports3 injury reports

Air Bags complaints

4 reports
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Mileage unknown · Oct 25, 2001
Air BagsCrashInjury

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION, AND AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. VEHICLE HIT A TREE, AND HAD FRONTAL IMPACT. CONSUMER SUSTAINED INJURIES. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER STATED VEHICLE HAD PREFORMED UP TO STANDARD. *AK

NHTSA ODI #898235

Mileage unknown · Oct 17, 2001
Air BagsCrashInjury

CONSUMER HAD AN ACCIDENT DURING RAIN STORM AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. HIT TREE WITH FRONTAL IMPACT. CONTACTED VOLVO, AND VOLVO REPLIED THAT VEHICLE PERFORMED THE WAY IT SHOULD HAD. *AK

NHTSA ODI #897876

Mileage unknown · Feb 14, 2000
Air BagsCrash

VEHICLE REAR ENDED A TRUCK AT 50MPH, AND NEITHER DRIVER'S SIDE NOR PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *AK

NHTSA ODI #856837

Mileage unknown · Jan 22, 1998
Air BagsCrashInjury

AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY DURING CRASH.

NHTSA ODI #529693

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

PE99040 · Inadvertent Side Air Bag Deployment

Opened Jun 7, 1999 · Closed Oct 27, 1999

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

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