Consumer Complaint Detail

VOLVO / 850 / 1994

Recalls
0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 004004414 Incident Date: May, 31 2004
Consumer's City: CLEARWATER Consumer's State: FL
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Volvo Car USA, LLC
Model Name: 850 Model Year: 1994
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Fuel system, gasoline:storage:tank assembly
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: YV1LS5525R2 Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Mar, 29 2005 Complaint Type: LETR
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Jun, 16 1994
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 5 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: On june 1, 2004, my 1994 volvo 850 was leaking gas on my driveway. the car was towed to volvo village in clearwater for repair and they replaced the gas tank. i paid $790. i learned on 2/1/05 that there was a recall for volvo 850 for the gas tank, recall r139, involving 226,000 volvo 850s including my 1994 year. recall number: 04v368000. make : volvo model : 850 year : 1994 manufacturer : volvo cars of n.a. llc. nhtsa campaign id number : 04v368000 recall date : jul 23, 2004 component: fuel system, gasoline:storage potential number of units affected : 226000 i called volvo customer care 1-800-458-1552 and they said the recall does not apply to my vin # and refuse to reimburse me for this repair. i want to be reimbursed for this repair as per the recall campaign. please help me get my reimbursement. the manufacturer has provided reimbursement. *ak *nm