Consumer Complaint Detail

VOLVO / 940 / 1993

Recalls
1 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 998132136 Incident Date: Oct, 15 1998
Consumer's City: FREMONT Consumer's State: CA
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Volvo Car USA, LLC
Model Name: 940 Model Year: 1993
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes Component's Description: Vehicle speed control
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 1
Vehicle's VIN#: YV1JS8310P1 Date added to File: May, 16 2021
Date Complaint Received: Feb, 22 1999 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: Yes Purchase Date: Sep, 21 1996
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Recall 93v074000; vehicle had oil change, and when leaving the dealership went up hill at 62mph behind a truck. car speeded on the hill, hit the truck, and flipped over. vehicle was totaled. manufacturer aware of the recall, but this vehicle did not comply with the recall. the vehicle's throttle is still open after the accident. *ak