The 1986 Volvo 240 has 1 NHTSA recall campaign affecting an estimated 89,587 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 29 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the electrical system. Last updated July 5, 2026.
IN THE EVENT OF A LOW SPEED FRONTAL IMPACT, ENGINE MOVEMENT COULD CAUSE THE THROTTLE CABLE SLEEVE TO BE PULLED OUT OF THE ADJUSTING FITTING AND NOT RETURN TO ITS ORIGINAL POSITION OR IDLE POSITION. CONSEQUENCE OF…
REPLACE THROTTLE CABLES.
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.
“I owned a 1986 240 gl volvo 4 door sedan. One night last month my wife was driving home and within a block of our house she noticed a fire on the back of the car. The driver's side tail light was on fire. I contacted volvo usa and about a month later they had an "expert" inspect our car. They will…”
“When applying brakes brake pedal proceeded to the floor after driving at least 12 miles. Dealer notified. *ak”
“While driving, the right rear tire blew out, causing consumer to lose control of vehicle, consumer suffered minor injuries.(no tire info given.(ohio crash traffic report)*jb”
“No summary listed for above vehicle. *ak”
“No summary listed for above vehicle. *ak”
“No summary listed for above vehicle. *ak”
“Upon depressing driver's seat warmer button, driver smelled burning odor followed by flames below driver's seat, vehicle totally destroyed, injury to consumer.”
“Speedometer doesn't work . *ak”
FUEL SYSTEM RELIABILITY
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 1986 Volvo 240 as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.