Consumer Complaint Detail

VOLVO / 850 / 1994

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 998082871 Incident Date: May, 31 1998
Consumer's City: TAMPA Consumer's State: FL
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: Volvo Car USA, LLC
Model Name: 850 Model Year: 1994
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Electrical system:wiring:fuses and circuit breakers
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: YV1LW5528R2 Date added to File: May, 16 2021
Date Complaint Received: Apr, 22 1999 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Jan, 31 1996
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: The steering wheel material on which the horn ring was mounted disintegrated. the result was the electrically charged horn mechanism intolerably adjacent to the airbag mechanisme in the steering wheel. the horn electrics had to be disconnected as did the airbag to operate the vehicle without danger of incorrectly activating the air bag and causing an accident. *ak *mjs