Consumer Complaint Detail

VOLVO / 850 / 1996

Recalls
1 Injured
Investigations
1 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 999031662 Incident Date: Jul, 16 1999
Consumer's City: SAG HARBOR Consumer's State: NY
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: Volvo Car USA, LLC
Model Name: 850 Model Year: 1996
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes Component's Description: Power train:manual transmission
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 1
Vehicle's VIN#: Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Feb, 13 2000 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: Yes Purchase Date: Mar, 31 1996
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Volvo's manual transmission does not in anyway provide for safety, there is no way of preventing the car from coming out of gear when not placed on a steep incline as volvo has pointed out. the rear side mirrors project out far enough to trap an individual prohibiting them from freeing themselves, resulting in death. side mirrors are designed in such a way that an individual will lose their life before the mirror breaks free. i know, my daughter was killed by the passenger side mirror in this way. *ak