1988 Volvo 240 Recalls
No NHTSA recalls on record for the 1988 Volvo 240. That means NHTSA has no open safety campaign for this vehicle — it does not guarantee the absence of problems. Owners have filed 12 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the tires. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Complaints by component
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.
“Tl*the contact owns a 1988 volvo 240. The vehicle has goodyear integrity, size 175/70r13 tires. Six months after purchasing new tires, they deflated. The contact returned to where she purchased the tires to have them inflated. The tires were rotated and inflated again five days later. There were…”
“Tl*- the contact owns a1988 volvo 240 dl. The rear camshaft seal failed. The contact was driving at 45 mph under dry conditions when he smelled smoke. The contact then pulled over an looked under the hood and saw oil leaking on the exhaust system. The vehicle was towed to his home where he found…”
“The outer facing on the glove box fell off while consumer was driving on a local roadway. *ts the facing was only secured to the metal backing with an adhesive. The consumer fells that if a passenger had been sitting in the seat they would have sustain knee/leg injuries because the facing weighs 1…”
“When shifted into reverse, car suddenly accelerated into neighbor's driveway, into their garage, causing vehicle and property damage. When shifted into drive, vehicle again accelerated uncontrollably back into our home's garage, hitting our second vehicle. Two of our vehicles damaged (including…”
“While traveling right rear (marshall) tire experience tread separation, consumer has tried contacting manufacturer but has received no response. *jb tire size p185/70r14, dot number h20pyp15367. *slc *yd”
“Transmission: vehicle gets stuck in neutral position and will not shift to another position. Does not happen all the time, it is an intermittent problem. Dealer has adjusted the clutch and they can't find anything wrong with it. *ak”
“When placing automatic transmission into reverse vehicle surge into reverse at high speed. Tt”
“I was driving to work and it was dark and foggy. I was going slowly around a curve, at the speed limit about 20mph, and a teenage driver, driving alone without a permit drove through a yield sign from the right directly into my path. I had about 8 feet to stop and could not, and t-boned into the…”
Defect investigations
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Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 1988 Volvo 240 as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.