1993 Volvo 240 Recalls
No NHTSA recalls on record for the 1993 Volvo 240. That means NHTSA has no open safety campaign for this vehicle — it does not guarantee the absence of problems. Owners have filed 16 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.
“Tl* the contact owns a 1993 volvo 240 station wagon. While waiting for oncoming traffic to pass to pull into the driveway, the driver's side air bag deployed within the steering wheel. The air bag deployed with force and emitted a gray substance. The vehicle was pulled into the contact's driveway…”
“Dt: consumer stated that a vehicle she was about to purchase had odometer fraud involved. The vehicle was 1993 volvo wagon 240. The consumer was considering purchasing this vehicle ran a car fax on the volvo. The car fax showed that the mileage was increasing. The actual mileage was increasing and…”
“I own a 1993 volvo 240 sedan. I am selling it and upon removing the "temporary use spare" to clean out the trunk, I saw that the tread has separated in a section about one foot of the circumphrence. This tire has never been used, it has always been in the trunk. The following information is…”
“I own a 1993 volvo 240 sedan. I am selling it and upon removing the "temporary use spare" to clean out the trunk, I saw that the tread has separated in a section about one foot of the circumphrence. This tire has never been used, it has always been in the trunk. The following information is…”
“While vehicle was just passing through a toll booth consumer heard a popping noise. Then, steering column began to shake, and suddenly air bags deployed. This caused consumer's vehicle to rear end vehicle in front. Because of air bag deployment consumer sustained face and chest injuries, and was…”
“While driving 50 mph, hood latch released, causing hood to fly up into windshield. Dealer has been contacted.*ak *slc”
“The original part (volvo part #3536202) has 3 heat shields made of aluminum with asbestos inside for insulation. The heat shields allow water to remain in contact with the downpipe and facilitate corrosion. This corrosion allows premature cracking of the welds. The weld failures allow exhaust to…”
“The collision on 1/5/99 damaged the left rear quarter panel and tail light assembly. . Also, the high mounted stop lamp no longer worked. When the repair shop looked at the wiring harness for the tailgate, they determined that, though the impact may have caused the wires for the tail light to…”
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 1993 Volvo 240 as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.