1991 Volvo 240 Recalls
No NHTSA recalls on record for the 1991 Volvo 240. That means NHTSA has no open safety campaign for this vehicle — it does not guarantee the absence of problems. Owners have filed 19 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the air bags. 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.
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“"takata recall" unknown”
“"takata recall" unknown”
“Car was in driveway warming up prior to driving for school. After about 5 to 10 minutes dash caught fire and flames were coming for heater vents. Used a garden hose to extinguish fire and fire department was called. Dash and interior was damaged buy smoke, water and fire. *nm”
“While driving air bags deployed automatically at 10 mph in bumper to bumper traffic. There was also a chemical burning smell inside the vehicle. The srs light illuminated intermittently. *ak”
“I just saw on the news about seats falling back during accident when I was hit by a tractor-trailer in 2002 two volvo 240 my seat went all the way back like the news showed luckily no one was in the rear seat”
“When pulling into parking space, at 5 mph, applied brakes and they went to the floor, hit a concrete wall, airbag deployed. Vehicle was totalled. Dealer not aware of problem. Rear brake pads and rotors have been replace several times during life of vehicle. *ak”
“While driving at 30 mph driver's side air bag deployed for no reason; no bumps/curbs,or potholes were hit, air bag deployment caused burns to the consumers arms. Dealer has been contacted. *ak”
Defect investigations
INADVERT. AIR BAG DEPLOYS
There is no summary currently available
INADVER.AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT
There is no summary currently available
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 1991 Volvo 240 as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.